Before Moshe our leader passes away (‘samoch l’misaso’), he blesses the Children of Israel [1]. The issue has been raised as to why Moshe waited until he blessed ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
עשו sold the בכורה for a pot of lentils. The question is very obvious: How can יעקב buy “רוחניות “for a pot of soup?! A איד came ..
Written by SHIMON KAPLIN
Toldot – Living for tomorrow. Esau and Jacob were twin brothers. Esau spent his days hunting in the fields and his brother, Jacob, spent his time studying ..
Written by Alex Woolfstein
Rashi (25;22) quotes the well-known medrash that whenever the then-pregnant Rivkah went past the yeshiva, Ya’akov kicked to come out, and whenever she went ..
Written by D Fine
Our sedra is the tale of ‘sibling rivalries;’ an ancient Jewish tradition, it seems. The sedra opens with Rivkah’s twins (Yaakov and Eisav), and it continues ..
Written by daniel fine