Tag: parenting

Isaac and Esau (Toldot 5780)

25th November 2019

Download the accompanying Family Edition here! It’s a haunting question. Why did Isaac love Esau? The verse says so explicitly: … Read more

11th February 2019

It is interesting to note the absence of Moses from the parsha of Tetzaveh. For once Moses, the hero, the … Read more

30th October 2017

The stories told in Bereishit chapters 21 and 22 – the sending away of Ishmael and the binding of Isaac … Read more

6th February 2017

Please join Rabbi Sacks as he looks at some of the ways we can be inspiring parents and really kindle the flame … Read more

28th November 2016

Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal … Read more

8th November 2016

The most influential man who ever lived, does not appear on any list I have seen of the hundred most … Read more

18th July 2016

Hidden beneath the surface of parshat Pinchas the sages uncovered a story of great poignancy. Moses, having seen his sister … Read more

9th November 2015

“The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who … Read more

26th October 2015

There is a mystery at the heart of the biblical story of Abraham, and it has immense implications for our … Read more