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articles on Vayishlach

No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob

A shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Vayishlach".

Ya'acov Remained Alone

A shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly portion "Vayishlach".

The Importance of Purchasing Property in Israel.

A short video about the Parasha

Be Thyself

A Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly Torah reading of "Vayishlach"

BINYAMIN's NAME-CHANGE- And WHY Yehoshua BIN-Nun (not 'Ben'-Nun)

Rabbi Ari Shvat | kislev 5786

Are the Rules of Battle the Same for a Spiritual War?

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 15 Kislev 5786

Parashat Hashavua: “Kings Will Descend from You”

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Kislev 5786

Parashat Hashavua: The Visits in Beit El of Yaakov/Yisrael – part I

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | kislev 5785

What is the “halachic escort?”

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 11 Shvat 5784

Get a grip on yourself

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 11 Shvat 5784

“Not Yaakov … but Yisrael”

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 11 Shvat 5784

Whose Pronunciation Should the Oleh Use?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | 11 Shvat 5784

Reassuring His Parents – #314 – part I

Date and Place: 23 Sivan 5670 (1910), Yafo

Date and Place: 23 Sivan 5670 (1910), Yafo

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5785

Daily Mishna - Maaser Sheni 3-12-13

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Elul 12 5782

Returned from the Next World

From the book The Father of Israel

"I’ve brought a family member here who experienced clinical death this week and saw the rabbi in the Heavenly Court above,” said the man. Rabbi Eliyahu didn’t appear to get excited about what he had just heard.

No Rabbi | Tamuz 27 5782

Eating before Kiddush

As a nursing mother, I sometimes get very hungry or thirsty between when I light candles and when my husband comes home from shul. When this happens, is it permitted for me to eat or drink?

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Av 24 5776

The Laws of Tumas Meis

When the Beis Hamikdash is rebuilt, bimheirah beyameinu, the laws of tumah will affect us all, since we will be required to be tahor in order to enter the Beis Hamikdash, to eat korbanos and maaser sheini, and in order to separate challah and terumah.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772

Parasha Summary - Toldot

An Overview of the Torah Portion

An Overview of the Torah Portion

Rabbi Stewart Weiss

Going To Peace

Rabbi Chanan Morrison | 5770

Who is Obliged, and Who is Exempt from Chanukah Candles

Fulfilling the Mitzvah in the following cases, according to the Sephardic and Ashkenazi customs: lighting in the Synagogue, travelers, women, single and married children living at home and away from home, Yeshiva students, soldiers, roommates, mourners, and blind persons.

Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l | 5770

Complainers

Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | 5769

The Halachot of Pidyon Haben

Halachot of Pidyon Haben. The time of the Pidyon, Cesarean births, can you give the Cohen a check? can a Cohen return the money? and more...

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

Sifting the Makom HaMikdash

The Waqf have been constructing at Makom Hamikdash - our Holy of Holies, what are the Halachic implications of the finds? How does one regard the finds?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769

Flying High - A Traveler’s Guide to Channukah

What does one do about Channukah candles in a hotel, while traveling and in other complicated circumstances?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 5768