When Leah had her fourth child she named him Yehudah, saying, “HaPaam Odeh Es Hashem” – “This time I must thank Hashem”. Rashi asks, ..
Written by B Rose
There’s an especially cryptic ba’al haturim this week, so for any fans of mysteries here goes… Referring to Yaakov’s dream of the ladder ..
Written by D Fine
After watching painfully as her co-wives have children for Yaakov, Rochel has a first child by the name of Yosef. One reason given for this name is that ‘for ..
Written by Daniel Fine
After just one parsha in which Yitzchak is the ‘star of the show,’ our sedra moves the spotlight to the last of the Avos; Yaakov. We are told about Yaakov running ..
Written by D FIne
“And Yaakov said to them [the shepherds]: My brothers, where do you come from?” (Bereishit 29:4) . Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetzky asks why Yaakov calls these ..
Written by H Jackson
Yaakov had worked seven years for the hand of Rachel in marriage, but on the night, Rachel swapped with Leah so that Leah would marry Yaakov. Yaakov had suspected ..
Written by Daniel FIne
Rav Pam notes something well worth thiking about in our sedra. The pasuk (29;30) tells us that Yaakov loved Rachel more than Leah. The next pasuk tells us that HaShem ..
Written by D Fine
Parshas Vayeitzei; Man of Truth Parshas Vayeitzei opens with Yaakov’s dream of the ladder, and HaShem’s assurance of the inheritance of Eretz Yisrael. Yaakov ..
Written by daniel fine