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Parashat Toldot contains the famous story of the twins Jacob and Esau, and how Jacob, with his mother’s help, tricks their father Isaac into giving him the blessing reserved for

Although it is called Chayei Sarah (“the life of Sarah”), this week’s parasha is actually about her death, the acquisition of a burial site for her by Abraham and his

This week’s parasha, Vayeira, is filled with action, dialogue, suspense and, most intriguing of all, silence. One of the most famous scenes of the Torah – the Akedah, or the Binding

This week’s parasha, Lech Lecha, begins, “And God said to Abram: Lech lecha, Go forth from your native land and your father’s house to the land that I will show

The second parasha of the Torah, Noach, contains two famous stories: The Flood and the Tower of Babel. Both reflect God’s displeasure with the actions of man, resulting in destruction (flood) and

This week, we start at the beginning of all beginnings – parashat B’reisheet. We tend to think of Genesis as the book in which God creates lots of “things”, including heaven,

During the holiday of Sukkot, we are commanded to “…live in booths seven days.” The sukkah (notwithstanding our attempts to brace, bolt and batten down) is, by definition, a temporary