Torah Portion

Yosef & His Brothers / The National Religious & the Left

A comparison of the relationship between the left-wing and the Jewish population of Judea and Samaria (Yesha), and the first ten sons of the Patriarch Yaakov and their young brother Yosef.

Family Complications

The story of Joseph and his brothers reveals both the strengths and weaknesses of mortal beings and a family structure.

The Heroism of Tamar

It is thus no coincidence that Tamar, a heroic non-Jewish woman, became the ancestor of David, Israel’s greatest King. There are striking similarities between Tamar and the other heroic woman in David’s ancestry, the Moabite woman we know as Ruth.

The Runaway Train

Sometimes people can be as destructive as a runaway train. How do you stop them? An insight based on Parshat Vayeshev

Rachel Imeinu: The Mother Who Never Stops

In honor of our Matriarch Rachel, about whom we learn in this week's Torah portion of Vayishlah, we present a collection of thoughts on what she stands for, and what all mothers stand for.

The Parable of the Tribes

The story of Dina is an extraordinary passage. It seems to lack any kind of moral message. No one comes out of it well. What teaching does the Torah want us to draw from this narrative out of which no one emerges well?

Were Shimon & Levi Guilty of Murder at Shechem?

All in the Family

The cataclysmic Battle of the Brothers, so feared by a trembling Yakov - who had dreaded this confrontation for 22 long years, since the day he wrested the birthright from his twin Esav – never materialized.