Dedicated to the refuah sheleimah of Ahuva Leah bas Yosifa Beracha A few weeks ago, the Shabbat Project was marked throughout the Jewish world. Jews

Bava Batra 126b and 133b A will made in accordance with the law of the land, in which the testator bequeaths his estate after his

In a disturbing reflection of our times, we find ourselves confronting a society where the lines between right and wrong have become dangerously blurred. The

אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף

Our parsha begins by saying that “Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.” The midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 84:4)

While taking classes to become a teacher, we learned of something called “the marshmallow test.” If you take a marshmallow and put it in front

The last few words of “Maoz Tzur Yeshuati” are a request: “hakem lanu roim shiva—establish for us the seven רועים.” What does רועים mean here

This week’s parsha, Vayeishev, features the famous story of Yosef and his brothers. Why didn’t the brothers speak to Yosef? Why didn’t they tell him

He was one of the original baalei teshuva of the shul a quarter of a century ago. However, Herschel* had moved years ago to the

Is it ever possible to treat someone too nicely? If the treatment will make others jealous, it just might be. In our portion this week,

Why is Jacob, the father of our people, the hero of our faith? We are “the congregation of Jacob,” “the children of Israel.” Yet it

Rabbi Yochanan’s Belligerent Talmid Many delight when various discoveries are made corroborating Tanach or Chazal’s teaching. One of many examples is the discovery of Chizkiyahu