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Vayeitzei – Fortune Favors the Bold (5782)
Season 1
Jacob’s accomplishments in our Parsha are remarkable. At the onset of our parsha, Jacob is a 77 year old bachelor without a penny to his name. Having…
2 years, 3 months ago
Parshas Vayeitzei (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
Parshas Vayeitzei follows Jacob as he is fleeing from his murderous brother Esau and travels to Charan to the house of Laban, his wily and deceptive …
2 years, 3 months ago
Toldos – Smoking Camels
Season 1
Two very different boys are born in this week’s Parsha. Esau, the older one, is ruddy and hairy and looking for trouble. Jacob, the younger one, is w…
2 years, 3 months ago
Toldos – Abraham’s Torah (5782)
Season 1
Was Abraham the first Jew? Did Abraham observe the laws of the Torah? The Torah dedicates a huge amount of attention to Abraham and his family. The l…
2 years, 3 months ago
Parshas Toldos (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
In Parshas Toldos we meet twin boys that are polar opposites: Esau, beloved by his father Isaac, is a man of the fields; while Jacob is loved by his …
2 years, 3 months ago
Chayei Sarah – Buried Alive
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Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham negotiated with the Hittites for the purchase of a burial plot, the Cave of Machpelah. The objective of the pur…
2 years, 3 months ago
Chayei Sarah – The Transformation of Eliezer (5782)
Season 1
Eliezer was Abraham’s right hand man. He was in charge of all of Abraham’s affairs. According to the Talmud, Eliezer was the consummate student of Ab…
2 years, 3 months ago
Parshas Chayei Sara (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
Some of the highlights of this week’s parsha: Immediately after the Binding of Isaac, Sarah passed away at the age of 127, and soon afterward Abraham…
2 years, 3 months ago
Vayeira – Abraham Abraham
Season 1
On the second day of Rosh Hashanah each year we read chapter 22 of Genesis, the Binding of Isaac episode. Abraham is instructed to take his beloved s…
2 years, 4 months ago
Vayeira – Exodus From Sodom (5782)
Season 1
For the third time in the Torah, we read about destruction. Previously, the Flood destroyed the world save Noah and family, and the Dispersal ended t…
2 years, 4 months ago