Why Are We Called Yehudim? Have we ever stopped to consider why the Jewish people are called Yehudim? After all, Yehudah was not the firstborn—he was the fourth son of […]
Yaakov’s Final Blessings and the Language of Animals What does it mean that Yaakov (Jacob) compared some of his sons to animals? In this week’s Torah reading Yaakov calls all […]
Jacob was about to reveal to his children about the messianic era, the time that Mashiach would arrive. But the holy Divine presence was removed from him, so instead he […]
Exploring the reason behind our desire to fit in Yosef’s Strategy in Presenting His Brothers to Pharaoh In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayigash, the family of Yaakov (Jacob) moves […]
The Emotional Reunion of Yaakov and Yosef Words can hardly capture the emotion that Yaakov (Jacob) must have felt when he was finally reunited with his beloved son Yosef (Joseph) […]
How would YOU get back at your brother?! Oorah’s Thursday-Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this week, Parshas Vayigash, featuring TorahMates coordinator Rabbi Mordechai […]
As December marches on towards the end of the year, I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon. All sorts of companies are producing “Year in Review” e-mails to remind me of my […]
This week’s Torah reading begins with Pharaoh’s dreams. Pharaoh dreamed one dream in which he saw seven fat and healthy cows rise from the Nile, and then they were swallowed […]
One of the great miracles we commemorate on Chanukah is the victory the Jews had over the Greeks. The Greeks severely oppressed the Jewish nation, especially in outlawing the practice […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Mikeitz, picks up our story after exactly two years have passed. Pharaoh has woken up from a night in which he dreams two disturbing dreams […]
