The portion of Vayeitzei relates at length how Yaakov, while sojourning with Lavan, was involved with sheep. He was both shepherd and sheep owner...
Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayetze.
Vayeitzei connotes having "departed." At the beginning of our Parsha, Ya'akov leaves his home in the Land of Israel, and at the end he returns...
A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.
In this audio lecture, Rabbi Ginsburgh delves into the two covenants between God and Abraham -- and his descendants. When we apply the inner...
Two Covenants The main image in the Torah portion of Lech Lecha is of the two covenants that God makes with Abraham. A covenant is a superational act of connection.
Our Sages tells us that Yaakov's dream, which hinted to the fall of the nations and the end of exile, was just like another famous dream. This was the…
The Midrash describes the Jewish people as God's "sheep" (Shir Hashirim 2:16), as an expression of their total dedication to God, like shhep that...
It had been a wonderful weekend. Shmuli had spent a great deal of time with his cousin Mendy, and they both loved every minute of it...
