בראשית כו:יח וַיָּ֨שָׁב יִצְחָ֜ק וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר ׀ אֶת־בְּאֵרֹ֣ת הַמַּ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָֽפְרוּ֙ בִּימֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יו… Isaac dug anew the wells which ...

Standing before his father Isaac, Jacob claims that he is his brother Esau (Genesis 27:19). While some commentators rationalize Jacob’s behavior, others insist that, for the rest of his life, he is ...

If the parasha is a saga of inheritance, of blessings fought over and destinies forged, then the haftarah is its echo, ...

Trying to make the parsha more relevant by connecting it to current events, or serving food on Shabbat that has some connection to it, is not unusual, but two gentlemen, separately and together, have ...

Toldot: A Story of Tension Toldot tells of Yitzchak and Rivkah, their children, and choices that shaped our destiny. Yitzchak ...

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