Be Thyself (Vayishlach 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
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Light in Dark Times (Vayetse 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob (Vayishlach 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! One fact about this week’s parsha has long perplexed the commentators. After his … Read more
Laban the Aramean (Vayetse 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The events narrated in this week’s parsha – Jacob’s flight to Laban, his … Read more
Physical Fear, Moral Distress (Vayishlach 5779)
Twenty-two years have passed since Jacob fled his brother, penniless and alone; twenty-two years have passed since Esau swore his … Read more
The Jewish Journey (Vayishlach 5777)
Why is Jacob the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob”, “the … Read more
How the Light Gets In (Vayetse 5776)
Why Jacob? That is the question we find ourselves asking repeatedly as we read the narratives of Genesis. Jacob is … Read more
A Father’s Love (Toldot 5776)
“The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who … Read more
Was Jacob Right To Take Esau’s Blessing? (Toldot 5775)
Was Jacob right to take Esau’s blessing in disguise? Was he right to deceive his father and to take from … Read more
Vayishlach (5774) – Be Thyself
I have argued in previous years of Covenant and Conversation that the episode in which the Jewish people acquired its … Read more
