After the Mabul (flood), Noach left the ark and brought several sacrifices to give thanks to Hashem for saving him, his family, and in fact, the entire world. The Torah […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Explore insights and lessons from the Book of Bereishit. Discover timeless messages from the weekly Torah portions, brought to you by Oorah’s TorahMates.
Parshas Noach relates the awful destruction the world suffered when the entire world was flooded as a consequence for the immoral behavior practiced by earth’s inhabitants. Almost no one was […]
Parshas Bereishis describes the creation of mankind, along with the creation of the rest of the world. However, a unique description is given to the creation of man which is […]
Everyone in Great Britain, The Realms and The Commonwealth, and the entire world for that matter, is witnessing history in the making. As I prepare this article for publication, we […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayechi, Jacob addresses his sons’ qualities and blesses them before his demise. When he addresses his son Issachar, he says (49:15), “And he saw […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayigash, describes the emotional reunion of Jacob with his son Joseph. Twenty-two years earlier, Jacob thought that Joseph was devoured by a wild animal, and […]
Exploring the reason behind our desire to fit in In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayigash, the family of Jacob moves to Egypt, where Joseph is the ruler, as instructed […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayigash, describes the migration of Jacob’s family toEgypt. As the clan neared Egypt, the verse says (46:28) that Jacob sent his sonJudah ahead to arrange […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayeshev, tells us about the great challenge Joseph faced when his master’s wife attempted to engage him in a sinful relationship. The verse tells us […]
A Life Lesson from Our Father Yaakov In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayishlach, Jacob returns to his homeland where his brother Esau is preparing to attack […]
