In Parshat Vayishlach, Yaakov was preparing to meet his brother Esav. In doing so, he had done three things: sent messengers with gifts, split his

A few years ago, my wife and I spent some time vacationing on Cape Cod. During one of those days, we took a ferry to

וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ וַיַּחַץ אֶת הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וְאֶת הַצֹּאן וְאֶת הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנוֹת: וַיֹּאמֶר אִם יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ

Many shuls have adopted the practice of dancing at the conclusion of Lecha Dodi on Friday night. Some wonder where this newfangled practice came from,

Applying the wisdom of Torah to contemporary challenges is never simple; it is exceptionally challenging when it comes to Jewish foreign affairs. Our Sages taught

Yaakov’s return trip from חרן to חברון was quite eventful. He was chased by his father-in-law, Lavan, who caught up with him at הר הגלעד

Following Yaakov and Eisav’s encounter they part ways, as our parsha states: “Eisav returned on that day on his way towards Seir. But Yaakov journeyed

I recently came across Rabbi Haim Jachter’s fascinating book: “Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews” (2021). I am going to base this

“This world is a mask which hides a higher world. But it is a unique mask: It hides, and yet it reveals. It is opaque

This article has been reprinted with permission from torahweb.org. Hashem runs the world.[2] The Torah guarantees that whenever we repent and cry out wholeheartedly, He