When Yaakov was brought to חברון to be buried, they stopped at גרן האטד, which is described as being בעבר הירדן (Bereishis 50:10). However, to

Parashat Vayechi Over the years, we have both compared and contrasted the parting words of Ya’akov Avinu found in the parsha and those of David

I swear – this isn’t so simple! Before Ya’akov dies, he makes Yosef swear that he will not bury him in Egypt, but will return

Shortly before his passing, our parsha states that, “Yaakov called for his sons and said, ‘Assemble yourselves and I will tell you what will befall

This week’s sedra, Parshas Vayechi, is unique in that it is the only Sedra without a separation between it and the previous sedra. This differs

Imagine a seven-year-old Jewish boy taken away from his parents and never given back. No, this isn’t October 7, 2023, but Bologna, Italy, in 1858.

How do we overcome apathy and hostility and instead solidify our commitment to each other? The city of Shechem symbolizes the complexity of that challenge.

Chizkiyah was a prominent first-generation Amora who ascended from Bavel to the Land of Israel. His father was the transitional Tanna / Amora Rabbi Chiyya,

Someone once quipped that their mother was always serving leftovers; they have never found the original! Everyone seems to groan when they hear that they

Many of us have been reciting Psalm 142 regularly. Verse 4 has: “be-orach זו ahalech….” That Hebrew word is pronounced “zu.” (The vav has a

Between 2003 and 2012 Csanad Szegedi was a leader in the radical far right Jobbik party of the Hungarian Parliament. In June 2011 he revealed

Our forefather Jacob was a real person who experienced hate, heartache, and depression. Beginning with his estranged twin brother Esav, who hated and desired murder