Category: Torah Portions
THE BENEFITS OF PILING ON THE PRESSURE
Over the past couple of decades a new area of psychological research has emerged that... Read More
THE MYSTERY OF JACOB’S DEATHBED SECRETS
Shortly before he died, Jacob called for all his sons to come and visit him... Read More
JOSEPH & HIS BROTHERS: THE FINAL CONFRONTATION
It is one of the most dramatic moments in the entire Torah — the final... Read More
IF ONLY THEY COULD TALK
Animals communicating with each other and with humans have always been a feature of literary... Read More
ANCIENT EGYPT AND ANCIENT GREECE
Although ancient Egypt and ancient Greece coexisted for over a millennium, they were different in... Read More
MOURNING JOSEPH WHILE HE WAS STILL ALIVE
After Joseph’s sale into slavery, his brothers returned to Jacob with manufactured evidence of his... Read More
FINDING GOD IN THE DARKEST HOUR
My late grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dunner (1913-2007), was a remarkable man. Born in Cologne,... Read More
LESSONS FROM A BIBLICAL SHOWDOWN (2)
In Parshat Vayishlach (Gen. 32), Jacob confronts his brother Esau for the first time in... Read More