In Vayishlach, this week’s Torah portion, the third patriarch’s name gets changed during a famous encounter. Or does it?

While reading Parshat Vayishlach this year, I was struck by the imbalance between speech and silence and what it suggests ...

Explore the significance of Jacob's dream in the Torah portion Vayetze, featuring the intriguing stairway to heaven.

On Mount Sinai, Moses begs God, “Oh, let me behold Your Presence” (Exodus 33:18), and God agrees to allow God’s goodness to pass before Moses. God instructs Moses, “Station yourself on the rock and as ...

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In this week's parsha (Torah portion), the last parsha of the Torah, which is read as we celebrate Simchat Torah and which marks the conclusion of the Torah, we encounter the poignant final words of ...

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Parashat ‘Emor’ contains 63 commandments, presented in a particular order. One exception stands out: the commandment of pe’ah, which, puzzlingly, appears in the middle of the section discussing the ...