One of the most revealing moments in the parsha occurs after the plague of hail. Pharaoh, shaken and afraid, calls out to ...

No fewer than seven portions are dedicated to the building of the Tabernacle and the sacrificial service offered there. One wonders why the text includes so much detail. This emphasis is especially ...

Parasha Shemot teaches that antisemitism is a recurring human failure, but Jewish resilience is a recurring miracle. The ...

This week's Parsha Almanac by Rabbi Dovid Taub is nearly complete, but is missing some sections due to the passing of his ...

As moviegoers flock to watch “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the newest exploits of the Na’vi tribe, it’s worth revisiting a ...

The Talmud states that the source of prayer is the biblical phrase “And you shall serve Him with all your heart” (Deuteronomy 11:13). Service is usually associated with action. One can serve with ...

In our parsha, we have two opposing sides, brothers who compete with one another in the womb, during birth, in childhood, and then in adulthood. We have Yaakov on the one hand and his brother Esav, ...

In this week’s Parsha Yaakov passes away. The brothers are now fearful of a vendetta from Yosef. They suspect that Yosef was only kind to them because their father was alive out of deference to their ...

1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

There’s some interesting statements in the midrash regarding Yosef being blessed by Yaakov in this week’s parsha. בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי־עָיִן בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי־שׁוּר ...