At the beginning of this week’s parshah, Jacob gives his favorite son, Joseph, the “coat of many colors,” evoking jealousy from his 11 other sons. Then Joseph, in what’s maybe
This week’s Torah portion of Vayishlach begins with the meeting of our righteous forefather Jacob and his not so righteous brother Esau. The drama of their contentious relationship is related
Torah is a keen observer of human behavior — our biblical authors as cartographers — charting a course to “the better angels of our nature” as stated by Abraham Lincoln
Thanksgiving is family time. Families come together, connect over a meal, enjoy and bicker and tease as family members do — but we come together. We recall how a group
Eliezer has a tough job in this week’s Torah portion. How would you like to be responsible for choosing a partner for your boss’s child? Talk about pressure! Yet, he