Our parsha explicitly records the death of Devorah, the wet nurse of Rivka, as it states, “Devorah, the wet nurse of Rivka, died, and she

Yaakov Avinu prepared for an imminent fight, the only other option seemed to be to run, take flight. He feared losing this war, how awful

וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדוֹם׃  (בראשית לב:ד) “And Yaakov sent messengers before him to Eisav, his brother … ” (Bereishis

In Parshat Vayishlach, Yaakov fought with the angel of Esav. The angel of Esav injured Yaakov, yet before he leaves, Yaakov grabs him and says,

First, I am going to discuss the text of Rashi on the Torah in general. Then, I am going to point out that a well-known

None of us is going to miss Bashar Assad who escaped from Syria the other day, but what exactly is going on here? Without a

What is Zionism after all? The term seems to have originated in the 1890s by Nathan Birnbaum, founder of the Kadimah nationalist Jewish students’ movement.

Years ago, former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau shared an incredible story that continues to resonate deeply. Two elite Israeli soldiers, part of a highly

This week’s parsha, Vayishlach, contains one of the most profound and transformative moments in the Torah. Yaakov wrestles all night with a mysterious figure, described

What kind of man was Jacob? This is the question that cries out to us in episode after episode of his life. The first time

Ta’anit 20b records a fascinating practice of Rav Huna (from the William Davidson edition of the Talmud): “Rafram bar Pappa further relates: ‘And every Shabbat

Gratitude is the fertile soil from which human nobility takes root. The 11th-century Spanish philosopher Rabbi Bachya ibn Pakuda identified gratitude as not merely an