The Unsettled Jew – Parashat Vayishlach

The Unsettled Jew – Parashat Vayishlach

Eisav’s move was motivated by very practical considerations. He knew that the Land of Canaan had been promised to the descendants of Avraham, but it came with a price tag. Whoever would inherit the Promised Land would first pay off the “family debt”: G-d’s decree that Avraham’s descendants would be “strangers in a land that is not theirs” (Beraishis 15:13). In […]

November 27, 2015 at 2:03 AM 0 comments

Eisav’s Yom Kippur – Parashat Vayishlach

Eisav’s Yom Kippur – Parashat Vayishlach

By marrying a woman from the family of Avraham, Eisav sought to convince his parents that he was pursuing a more righteous life. Rashi (28:9) sums up Eisav’s hypocrisy, saying, “he added wickedness upon his wickedness, for he did not divorce his other wives.” Yet, in reference to this marriage of convenience, or even worse, this marriage of deceit, the […]

November 26, 2015 at 2:14 AM 0 comments

Into the weekly Parasha with Rabbi Alon Anava

Into the weekly Parasha with Rabbi Alon Anava

TORAH TALK: Vayeitzei with Rabbi Alon Anava Guest Speaker Rabbi Alon Anava Parsha Vayeitzei Gen 28:10 – 32:3 855-95-BIBLE Watch the class on www.tenaktalk.com Get more updates on future live classes on the Facebook page            

November 16, 2015 at 10:01 AM 0 comments

Beyond All Reason – Chanuka

Beyond All Reason – Chanuka

“……..To make them forget your torah and violate the decrees of your will…” (v’al hanissim) ״…להשכיחם תורתך ולהעבירם מחוקי רצונך..״ – נוסח ועל הנסים The goal of the Greek oppression of the Jewish people was, in the words of the V’al Hanissim prayer, “to make them forget Your Torah and violate the decrees of Your will.” The Greeks were not opposed to Torah scholarship, […]

November 10, 2015 at 5:51 PM 0 comments