Wrestling With…
November 20, 2017
(This week’s parashah, Vayishlah, tells the story of the reuniting of Yaakov and Esau, which is preceded by Yaakov’s night-long wrestling encounter on the banks
(This week’s parashah, Vayishlah, tells the story of the reuniting of Yaakov and Esau, which is preceded by Yaakov’s night-long wrestling encounter on the banks
The parashah begins with God’s call to Avram (his name won’t be changed to Avraham until later) to “Go forth from your land, from your
This week’s parasha is the double portion Nitzavim/Vayelekh. At the beginning of the parasha Moses tells the Jewish people, “You stand this day, all of
This week’s parasha, Ki Tavo, includes within it a description of the intricate ritual the people were to engage in once settled in the Land
This week’s parashah, Ki Tetzey, contains the greatest number of mitzvot/commandments of any Torah portion. The 72 mitzvot found in the parashah focus on everything
This week’s parashah is Metzora. In this parashah we continue the laws concerning the person with tzara’at (skin afflictions). We were informed in the last
Instead of a traditional d’var Torah on Parashat Shemini, I chose to write an original midrash about Nadav and Avihu. These two sons of Aaron
This week’s parashah includes one of the most familiar images in the Torah, that of the crossing of the Sea of Reeds (or Red Sea,
(Want to learn more about Jewish views on morality? Visit Ethics and Values.) This week’s parashah is Vayera. Within its verses we find some of
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