Category: Torah Portions

JOSEPH, THE DREAMER & THE DREAM INTERPRETER (2)

The story of Joseph’s life reads like a Shakespearean drama. The favorite son of a... Read More

JOSEPH, THE DREAMER & THE DREAM INTERPRETER (1)

The story of Joseph’s life reads like a Shakespearean drama. The favorite son of a... Read More

SERVING GOD IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD

Earlier this week Jack Kagan passed away in London, at the age of 87. I... Read More

PRELUDE TO A BETTER FUTURE

The destruction of Aleppo in Syria and the wanton murder of its citizens has once... Read More

THE DISTRESSING STORY OF DINAH & SHECHEM

One of the most distressing stories in Bereishit is the horrifying kidnapping of Jacob’s daughter,... Read More

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBER SEVEN

The Torah portion of Vayeitzei begins with the pasuk “Jacob left Be’er Sheva and went... Read More

TO UPHOLD MORALITY AND INTEGRITY

A couple of weeks ago I attended a JNF fundraising breakfast at the Beverly Hilton,... Read More

WHY THE CONCERN ABOUT SCOFFERS?

The Torah portion of Toldot starts of with a cryptic statement: “These are the children... Read More