Isaac appreciated Esau’s ability to hunt and dominate the beasts, the trait needed to dominate bestial peoples. Could Yaakov do the same?

Our matriarch Rachel, affectionately known here in Jerusalem as Mama Rachel, is an analog for the Oral Torah, i.e., Talmud and Jewish law, Midrash etc. The wisdom of the Oral Torah is the beauty for ...

As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses ...

Rav Kook comments on this most significant moment and statement: “Avraham and Itzchak called in the name of HaShem in a ...

Musicals often center on outsiders striving to belong, and "Wicked," while not overtly Jewish, speaks to that experience.

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There’s another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday." - Bill Gates ...

This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, offers one of the most memorable, and relatable, family sagas in our tradition: the story ...

The Biblical Book of Esther tells us to celebrate the defeat of Haman and his Jew hating followers: “…celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as a time when Jews got ...

No Jew is too far. No Jew is “just another Esau.” Every Jew who stands before the world looking like Esau is still, ...

"In the story of Esau, one can hear the heart-wrenching cry of a young man who has lost his rightful place in his family." ...

Jacob spent 20 years beyond the borders of Israel in the home of a deceitful father-in-law and later confronted tensions within his own family – conflicts that ultimately led him into exile in Egypt.

Yung Esau's Vintage Shop operates at Belleville Market in downtown Easton. The business is expanding with a second location at 97 E. Broad St. in downtown Bethlehem. BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A new destination ...