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“And he said ‘Let me go, for dawn has broken’…” (32:27) The Torah records the climactic confrontation between Yaakov and the angel of Eisav. Wrestling… Read More »On A Wing and A Prayer

Ovadia 1:1-21 This week’s haftorah reveals to us the true nature of Eisav and his descendents, Edom, and displays their two-sided character. It teaches us to… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Vayishlach

INTRODUCING … A CLASH OF 2 COMPETING QUOTES (LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!). WHICH CLASSIC QUOTE WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS? In the first corner, we have… Read More »Ipods, Eyeballs, & Happiness

One of the Bible’s most famous battles was not between two armies or two nations. It was between mortal man and his immortal counterpart —… Read More »Ask Me No Questions

Do you want to stay clear of the common cold? Eat garlic. Do you need to find a cure for a stomachache? Try drinking milk…… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Forty-One

The servant [Eliezer] asked, “What if the woman does not want to return with me to this Land? Shall I bring your son back to… Read More »To Yourself Be True

Our Sages describe the enormous shul in Alexandria, Egypt. It was so big that the congregants seated at the back of the shul could not… Read More »Microphones

In Parshas Vayishlach the story of the abduction of Dina takes place. This episode begins by telling us of how Dina had ‘gone outside’, thus… Read More »Purity of Thought in a Deed

I have become unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. For I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but… Read More »What Yaakov Feared

“So shall you say to my master to Eisav, ‘Thus said your servant Ya’akov, “I have sojourned with Lavan, and I have tarried until now.… Read More »Loving Help