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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parshat Vayigash Parshat Vayigash Parashat Vayigash teaches us about what it means to care for another Jew. To be the guarantor of a fellow brother and sister. Parashat Vayigash Summary ...

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 several ...

Parashat Vayeshev tells the story, not of sibling rivalry but a story of an argument about future-proofing the Jewish People. Parsha Summary 1. Sibling rivalry in Jacob’s home2. Joseph’s dreams3 ...

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 ...

Parashat Vayeitzei Welcome to this week's Torah reading, Parshat Vayeitzei. Jacob is the father of the 12 Tribes of Israel. He instilled within his children the strength to overcome the ...

Parshat Toldot Parashat Toldot introduces us to the next generation after Abraham. Isaac and Rebecca struggle to have children; only after 20 years are they blessed with the arrival of ...