Tag Archives: dvar torah

We are heading into Joseph’s story - and it is a long and tortured one.

In this week's Torah portion we read about the death of Rachel, the wife of Jacob.

In this week's Torah portion, we read how Jacob is running away from his brother Esau who wants to kill him for stealing the firstborn blessings from Isaac.

Any great lover of the Torah must eventually confront the simple truth that certain parts of this book are just not that interesting.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the birth and life of Jacob and Esau. 

“He saw Hell open up beneath him.” - Rashi on Gen. 27:33. What causes Isaac this reaction?

In this week's Torah portion we read how Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to the country of Aram Naharayim to find a suitable bride for his son Yitzchok.

Rabbi Kasher's take on this week's parsha, Chayei Sarah.

Since the disclosures about Harvey Weinstein and others, a media flurry of ‘me too’ talk on sexual harassment has emerged- some of it constructive, some of it not so. My purpose here is not to comment on these individual responses, but rather to shed some healing perspectives about this issue, from this week’s Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.

In this week's Torah portion, we read how G-d comes to pay Avraham a wellness visit after his circumcision at the age of 99.

Many people wonder if indeed the Jewish people are the chosen people, why is it that the Jewish people have gone through so much suffering.

This week's Torah portion gives us an answer.  The opening verse of the portion states "If you will go out to war against your enemies and Hashem will deliver them into your hand so that you will take captives."

Deep in the heart of God’s sanctuary, there in the Holy of Holies, stood two golden idols...

Why do certain periods in history seem to be erupting with cultural productivity, while others are relatively quiet?

This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice.

In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the rebellion which Korach led against Moses.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the spies that Moses sent to spy on the land of Israel.

The boy came running out of the camp, and he looked panicked. Moses and Joshua, standing near the Tent of Meeting, turned to him, wondering what was wrong...

I was sitting in an ‘Introduction to Rashi’ class and, for the opening session, the teacher was taking us through the first chapter of Genesis.

This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday is the holiday of Shavuot, which is the anniversary of the giving of Torah at Mount Sinai.

In this week's Torah portion we read a section that begins by telling us the rewards for studying Torah and observing the commandments.

The opening verse of this week's Torah portion is "Hashem spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons .. speak to Aharon your brother - he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary."

This week's Torah portion begins with the verse, "G-d called to Moses speaking to him from the communion tent."

In this week's Torah portion, we continue to learn about the Temple the Jewish people built in the desert.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about Moses receiving the Luchot (Tablets) on which G-d inscribed the 10 commandments.