Discover the connection of Yaakov’s struggle with the angel to our struggle with our inner self.

Discover the beauty of life’s test. Jacob gives us a pattern of how to get the best from the test of life.

In parashah Vayeitzei found in Genesis 28-32 tells of Jacob’s travels to, life in, and return from Haran. The parashah recounts Jacob’s dream of a ladder to heaven, Jacob’s meeting of Rachel at the well, Jacob’s...

Vayetzei (Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parashah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 28:10–32:3. The...

In this Torah portion, Rebecca and Isaac have twins, the smooth-skinned Jacob, who Rebecca favors, and the hairy Esau, who Isaac favors. After coming home from a hunting trip, Esau asks his brother for...

Discover the connection to Isaac digging wells to the Holy Temple and every mans connection to the Creator of the Universe.

Avraham Sutton provides insight into the weekly Parshah From Genesis 25-27. He contrasts the differences between Jacob and Esav and its prophetic implications.  Sutton is an Orthodox Torah mentor, teacher, and author. For over...

This week’s haftorah opens with a mention of the tremendous love G‑d harbors for the children of Jacob, and the retribution He will visit upon the children of Esau who persecuted their cousins. This...

Discover the connection between the prophecy of “The older will serve the younger” to End of days redemption. The sages of blessed memory had various discussions on the matter shedding light on this interesting...

Chayei Sarah | Haftorah Discussion of 1 Kings chapter one. Seeing his father advancing in age, Adoniahu, one of King David’s sons, seized the opportunity to prepare the ground for his ascension to...