Parshat Vayishlach

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Jacob wrestles with the angel, his reunion with Esau, the incident at Shechem, Rachel's death, and the genealogy of Esau. Genesis 32:4-36:43.

The Song Of The Sabbath

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Imagine angels, each with six wings – one for every day of the week. The Or Zaru'a and Geonica both touch on this idea. Each day, they chant a unique song to God. A celestial choir...

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A Day Of Fasting And Mourning

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In Jewish tradition, Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, is one of those days. It's a day of fasting and mourning, remembering immense loss and tragedy throughout our history. But where d...

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The Sacrifice

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The story of Abraham and Isaac, the Akeidah (the binding), grapples with these very questions. Abraham and Sarah, living in the Land of Israel, yearned for a child. Their lives wer...

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Rachel And The Stolen Idols

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Today, let's dive into one such mystery: Rachel and the stolen terafim. We all know the story: Jacob, fleeing his father-in-law Laban, takes his wives and children and makes a run ...

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Summoning The Patriarchs

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There's a story, a rather incredible one, about a rabbi who supposedly did just that. It all revolves around Rabbi Judah Loew, also known as the Maharal of Prague. This was a truly...

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Serah Bat Asher

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Serah, daughter of Asher, one of Jacob's sons. We find her name nestled in the list of those who went down to Egypt with Jacob to escape the famine. You can find it in Genesis 46:1...

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The Secret Of The Redeemer

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It all begins with Abraham. God Himself entrusted him with a profound secret, "the secret of the mystery of the Redeemer," as Howard Schwartz puts it in Tree of Souls. A heavy burd...

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The Death Of Serah Bat Asher

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We hear their names, perhaps a small story or two, and then...silence. But sometimes, just sometimes, the silence breaks and a legend blossoms. Take Serah bat Asher, for example. W...

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The Parting Of The Red Sea

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That’s the situation the Israelites faced at the Yam Suf, the Sea of Reeds, what we often call the Red Sea. And what happened next is one of the most iconic moments in the entire T...

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