WINNING THE BATTLE
Why does the Torah focus so heavily on the rivalry between Jacob and Esav? What is the point of knowing that Jacob and Esav fought? Rabbi Dunner cites a classic piece from Toldot Yaakov Yosef – the first publicist of the Hasidic movement, and then shares a Nesivos Sholom on Vayishlach that explains the necessity for stories about both Lavan and Esav in the Torah.
DAVIS AND THE BATTLE FOR JEWISH IDENTITY
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Tucked into the flatlands of Northern California, somewhere between the political corridors of Sacramento and the tech utopia of San Francisco and the Bay... Read More