Even though this Torah portion starts with speaking of Jacob and is chronicles this portion deals with Joseph and the early years of his life. Discover the amazing lessons of leadership, family and parenting.

Vayeishev: Part One we discover the Divine Providence of mankind. The first words of the portion states, ”And Jacob dwelled.’: Jacob wanted to dwell in tranquility, but the storm of Joseph sprang upon him....

What is in a name: Jacob Vs Israel, presents a fascinating concept on the human condition and one who seeks clossness to G-D. In the present parshah, VAYISHLACH, we see Jacob struggling with the...

Vayishlach  (וַיִּשְׁלַח — Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parashah) is the eighth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 32:4–36:43. The parashah has the most verses of any weekly Torah portion in the book of Genesis (but...

Discover the intricasy of how Divine inspiration and prophecy operates in physicality. We’ll now begin a discussion of the greatest means humans have of making contact with the Divine — prophecy. And while those...

The parashah 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 time working for...

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

Sarah Lived | Making Your Life Count Chassidut emphasizes the body as a tool to serve G-d. Since the ultimate purpose of creation is to sanctify the physical world, the body has a...

Abraham’s servant took Abraham’s bounty and ten of Abraham’s camels and traveled to Aram-Naharaim, the city ofNahor. He made the camels kneel by the well outside the city at evening, when women come out to...

Chayei Sarah | Gen 23 | Part One Chayei Sarah, (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה — Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in...