Pharaoh designates the district of Goshen for the family of Joseph. There the Jewish people build settlements which ultimately enrage the locals who then use this as a...
Archive - 2011
Joseph is brought out of prison to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams, thereby becoming viceroy over Egypt, the global superpower of the day. How did Joseph do it? And why...
What are the meanings of Joseph’s dreams which angered his brothers and caused the chain of events that ultimately caused the entire Jewish people to go into exile...
How Jacob prepared for a potentially deadly confrontation with his murderous brother, Esau. Discover the Torah’s “rules of engagement” in a time when we’re forced to...
Jacob has a vision which encapsulates the future of the Jewish people and climaxes with the promise of “Ufarazta” — the power to spread forth...
The Torah records minute details about Rebecca’s first and only pregnancy. Did her twin sons, Jacob and Esau, have free choice to become who they wanted to be or were...
Abraham dispatches his servant, Eliezer, with clear instructions on how to find a wife for Isaac. Eliezer finds Rebecca almost immediately and an extremely unusual...
We study the enigmatic story of the Akeida with a special focus on Abraham’s response when G-d stops him at the last moment.
When Abraham feared that the Egyptians would kill him in order to take his wife, he asked her to pretend that she was his sister. We examine the meaning of the verse...
Why G-d wanted Noah to make a public spectacle by building an ark all by himself. Understanding the verse “Make for yourself an ark…” (Genesis 6:14)...