As Yaakov’s death approaches, he asks Yosef to promise to bury him in Israel where his father and grandfather are buried. Notice the first words

Reading through the various stories of the Tanach, one common theme we encounter is that patience is a virtue. Things do not happen as quickly

Klal Yisrael just celebrated the momentous occasion of the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas, in which hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world gathered together

The verse (Genesis 47:28) begins, “And Yaakov lived in Egypt for 17 years…” Is there more going on here? I would argue that Yaakov’s first

As Yaakov feels his end is near, he calls for his sons to gather around him so he can reveal to them the end of

This week marked the conclusion of the 13th cycle of Daf Yomi, drawing massive celebrations across the Jewish world. Over the past 20 years the

“Jonathan, please find your seat,” asked Rav Fisch for what felt like the 20th time this week. “Found it. There it is!” replied Jonathan as

“…And he [Yaakov] saw the wagons that Yosef had sent to transport him, then the spirit of their father Yaakov was revived.” (Bereishit 45:27) From

At some point during this extremely harsh and intense ordeal between the brothers and Yosef (who was still undercover), Yosef could not hold himself back

A few years ago, I read that an acceptable rounding error of a Chinese population census is 30 million—double the number of Jews in the

Under a bearded disguise, the brothers are under Yosef’s jurisdiction, unbeknownst to them that this ruler was their own blood brother. After accusing them of

Is it really possible that Yaakov asked of God to dwell in tranquility in the true sense of the word? That would seem quite impossible,