Category: Vayetse
FROM STONES TO STONE
There is a well-known Midrash at the beginning of Vayeitzei that describes an argument that... Read More
FROM STONES TO STONE (VIDEO)
There is a well-known Midrash at the beginning of Vayeitzei that describes an argument that... Read More
CORBYN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANTISEMITE OF ALL
By this time next week, Jeremy Corbyn could be the newly elected prime minister of... Read More
CORBYN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANTISEMITE OF ALL (PODCAST)
What are we to make of Jeremy Corbyn and the possibility of an antisemite in... Read More
THE BEST OF THREE
The portion of Vayeitzei begins with an extraordinary vision experienced by the Jewish patriarch Jacob... Read More
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE LEADING ORDINARY LIVES
One of the most perplexing aspects of the lives of the patriarchs and matriarchs is... Read More
ASSESSING SOMEONE’S IMPACT
Last Sunday evening I received a phone call from a friend to ask whether I... 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