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

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

Torah in Seven, hosted by Lubavitch International's editor-in-chief, Baila Olidort, distills each week’s parsha into a clear, ...

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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 ...

Rabbi Marc Israel This week’s Torah portion is Vayera: Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 The first Shabbat after daylight standard time always comes as a shock to... Rabbi David Levin This week’s Torah portion is ...

With an Modern Orthodox, Sephardi background, Rabbi Olivier Benhaim has been a student of Torah and of the Jewish way for most of his life. He lived in Israel for close to 10 years, where he studied ...