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In a “big” parsha of dreams, ascent, drama, turmoil and tears, one “minor ” pasuk looms large: Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and...

The gemara states that the mitzva of Chanuka lights is “a candle to each man and his house” (ner ish u’veito). No mention is made of lighting in shul. However, many...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...

The story of Hanukkah is typical of all our confrontations in the Galut, the Diaspora. In aristocracy, each family has a coat of arms, an emblem. What was the emblem of...

The brothers want to kill Yosef. Reuven must think quickly, wisely and courageously. They saw him from a distance, and before he approached them they were plotting against him to...

Dinah is violated, and Shimon and Levi do something about it – they wipe out the male Shechemites 1. In principle, it seems that Yaakov agrees – only he is worried about...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...

The Torah encompasses not only religious laws but also a vast number of what we would call civil laws, including detailed regulation of commerce and of the judicial system. Torah law...

Question: Reuven heard of an apartment for sale in Jerusalem. He had a friend outside of Israel who had expressed an interest in purchasing an apartment in Israel, so Reuven approached...

It is perhaps the greatest act of selflessness in Biblical lore 1. As Rachel stands ready to marry Yaakov, something they have been pining for seven long years, Lavan has a different...