Parshat Vayigash
Bereishit 44:17-18
But [Joseph] replied, “Far be it from me to act thus! Only he in whose possession the goblet was found shall be my slave; the rest of you […]
Parshat Mekeitz
Bereishit 41:45,50-52
Pharaoh then gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him for a wife Asenath daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On. … Before the years of famine came, […]
Parshat Vayeshev
Where we left off, Jacob and Esau have a partial reconciliation. They cannot live together — they can leave each other in peace. The Midrash notes disapprovingly that Jacob cannot […]
Shabbat hal-Bashal – Donate by Dec 20
Shabbat hal-Bashal is an ancient custom to collect clothing for the less fortunate. It was practiced for hundreds of years in the Ottoman Empire, Spain and Portugal and was repeated three […]
Parshat Vayishlach
Bereishit 32:25-30
Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he wrenched Jacob’s […]
Parshat Vayeitzei
Bereishit 28:10-15
Jacob left Beer-sheba, and set out for Haran. He came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night, for the sun had set. Taking one of […]
Parshat Toldot
Isaac’s family is damaged by the Akedah. Isaac, while seemingly successful, has a dimmed vision.
Rashi, Avivah Zornberg trans.
When Isaac was bound on the altar and his father […]
Parshat Chayei Sarah
Bereishit 23:1-2
Sarah’s lifetime — the span of Sarah’s life — came to one hundred and twenty seven years. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba — now Hebron — in the land […]
Parshat Vayera
Parshat Vayera
Bereishit 21:6-8
Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would […]
Children’s Hanukkah Project for Jewish Soldiers
Children’s Hanukkah Project for Jewish Soldiers
Since 2008, the Jewish Soldiers Project has been sending care packages to Jews in the military for Hanukkah. The care packages include children’s cards, […]