We read about the children of Isaac, but we also read about the legacy of Isaac, and about how his sons define and carry – or fail to carry – that legacy. Legacy is, in fact, the next note the verse ...

Many Americans are rejecting the complexity of Jewish identity, but we are a people who struggle, build families, endure ...

Indeed, Esau’s willingness to trade something eternal for something fleeting remains intact even after he is nourished. He is ...

"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." ...

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. – Niccolo ...

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 ...

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

The first marital ceremony described in the Torah is the one between Isaac and Rebecca, in this week’s portion, Chayei Sarah.

Not to give in to impulses and the desire for immediate gratification but to steer it toward a higher purpose.

Mayci and Jacob Neeley’s marriage is featured on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but unlike, say, Jen and ZacAffleck’s marriage, it hardly brings the drama (no offense to the Afflecks!). Still, ...

During my Bible reading, I came across something I would like to share. Hot off the press!! (No pun intended). It’s found in Genesis Chapter 33. It’s the story where ...

In matters of leadership and public trust, credibility is built on consistency and the courage to reject hypocrisy, even when ...