Parashat Vaera – The Pharaoh Complex
Parashat Vaera Parashat Vaera pits Moses and Aharon against Pharaoh. Pharaoh has no name. Could it be that the Torah is not only talking about an historical character but about…
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Parshat Shemot: Shemot The Road Is Long
Parshat Shemot Parshat Shemot opens our new book, the Book of Shemot - Exodus. Last week we completed the Book of Bereishit with Parshat Vayechi, with Jacob dying and the…
Parashat Vayechi Our Children’s Jewish Connection
Parshat Vayechi This week we read Parashat Vayechi. We continue with the story of Joseph and his two sons Ephraim and Menashe. What makes these 2 boys so special? Why…
Parashat Vayigash Being A Judah
What does unity, Judah and being a Jew have in common with each other? Parashat Vayigash brings all these ideas together.
Parashat Miketz How To Be A Successful Mentor
Parshat Miketz Parashat Miketz opens with Joseph languishing in prison and ends with him being the Viceroy of Egypt. Joseph’s meteoric rise from prisoner to ruler, provides us with a…
Parashat Vayeshev- Preparing For The Future
Parshat Vayeshev Parashat Vayeshev tells the story, not of sibling rivalry, rather a story of an argument about future proofing the Jewish People. Parshat Vayeshev Summary Sibling rivalry in Jacob’s…
Parashat Vayishlach – Don’t Leave Him Alone
Parshat Vayishlach This week's Torah reading is Parashat Vayishlach. Vayishlach means and he sent. Jacob sends messengers to his brother Esau. They return with an ominous warning. Esau is coming…
Parshat Vayeitzei-He Almost Failed
Jacob the grandson of Abraham is put to the test and he nearly fails. What is the test? What do we learn from this today?