Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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The sequence from Bereishit 37 to 50 is the longest unbroken narrative in the Torah, and there can be no doubt who its hero is: Joseph. The story begins...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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Why does Reuven offer for Yaakov to sacrifice his two sons if something happens to Binyamin - especialy when Reuven has four sons, not two? How is his...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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Almost everything that happens in Joseph’s life falls into two categories: Things done to him, and things he attempts to do on his own. But, in a unique...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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In this shiur, we will continue our study of Amos’s oracles against the nations. Last week, we surveyed the history of Aram in order to put the crime of...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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In our parasha, we encounter the tense relationships that developed in the house of Yaakov. The members of Yaakov's family eventually find themselves...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Aram, the first nation “addressed” by Amos, will be the focus of this shiur. Aram’s mention at the top of the list is due partially to Aram’s position as...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Eikha’s presentation of this complexity produces a jarring but magnificent portrait of humans who struggle mightily to balance fidelity to God with...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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Yaakov was the first of the patriarchs to whom God introduces Himself immediately whenHe first speaks with him, as is customary among people. Why is it...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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“The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their Father, Judge Between Us”
After Yaakov flees from Lavan with his family, Lavan catches up to...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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“Go and learn what Laban the Aramean sought to do to our father Jacob. Pharaoh made his decree only about the males whereas Laban sought to destroy...
