When Avraham eulogizes Sarah, he surprisingly, as Rav Chaim Shmulevitz points out, barely mentions any of Sarah’s many lofty attributes: not the fact that she

Avraham was the epitome of a giver who truly personified the midah of chesed. What’s the essence of the midah of chesed, and what does

With Avraham and Sarah still childless, Sarah decides to give her maidservant—Hagar—to Avraham as a wife. Hagar conceives from Avraham, and immediately upon becoming pregnant,

With Avraham and Sarah still childless, Sarah decides to give her maidservant—Hagar—to Avraham as a wife. Hagar conceives from Avraham, and immediately upon becoming pregnant,

When Hashem details the steps Noach is to take in preparation for entering the teiva, He tells him, “And you shall enter the ark—you, your

The yetzer hara has many tactics up his sleeve, and we find a fundamental one in this week’s parsha with the nachash. When it comes

Cruising down the parkway, I noticed a car that was seemingly advertising the message: “One Life—Live It.” Needless to say, I was confused. Maybe it

Despite hearing a series of frightening curses that may befall one upon not following in the ways of Hashem, our parsha says that there may

The mitzvah of bikkurim highlights the fundamental midah of hakarat hatov. The farmer gives the kohen his first fruits, which represents giving back to Hashem.

Although on the surface it may seem like the “ben sorer umoreh” didn’t do much, nevertheless, the habits and lifestyle of this boy dictate that

At the end of our parsha, the Torah discusses the incident of when the body of a murder victim is found lying in the open,