There was an elderly carpenter who was ready to retire. He told his boss of his plans to leave the house-building industry in order to enjoy a more leisurely lifestyle with his wife. He would miss the ...

A young man was sitting at the airport gate, waiting for his flight home. After realizing that his flight was delayed, he bought a book and a small bag of chocolate chip cookies to enjoy while he ...

“And Rebecca took the costly garments of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and she dressed Jacob, her younger son.” Why did Rivka take Esav’s clothes to mask Yaakov if Yitzchak is ...

Chayei Sarah closed with Avraham’s house ordered: Sarah buried in Machpelah, the land anchored through a conscious kinyan, Rivkah entering her mother-in-law’s tent, Yitzchak comforted, Avraham giving ...

The Torah relates in our Parasha, the birth of Esav and Yaakov: (25:21-23) "Hashem allowed Himself to be entreated by’ Yitzchak," and his wife Rivkah conceived. The children struggled within her, and ...

In the vision of the haftara, Israel is no longer pursued, persecuted, and powerless. Instead, it will stand strong and proud ...

While many question whether Esav’s intentions are genuine, the Ibn Ezra emphasizes that Esav never intended Yaakov harm. He bases this on the verse’s ending, which mirrors the tearful reunion between ...

The Torah - in our Parasha - relates the departure of Yaakov and his household, from Laban. We read:(31:13-29) ): ’An angel said to’ Yaakov in the dream..Now- arise, leave this land and return to your ...