Is burial in israel meritorious for all?

Staying alive

The embalming of yakov & yosef: does jewish law allow it?

Should we pay attention to our dreams?

Word to the world

Who was the mysterious "Wife of Potifar" who tries to seduce yosef?

Who wants to be a tzadik?

Yosef lights the path of jewish history

What is the “halachic escort?”

Get a grip on yourself

What’s in a jewish name?

Why do israel & the diaspora ask for rain at different times?

Sacrifice and salvation

Ask the rabbi: does creation in the torah correspond to the "Big-bang" theory?

Dvar torah: the very good & the very bad

THIS “TIRE” MUST NEVER WEAR OUT

Our sedra begins the amazing story of Yakov & Esav. This is a saga that never really ends; the progeny of Yakov - we Jews - will go on forever, & we will be locked in battle, both physical & spiritual, with Esav’s descendants until the end of time.

WHAT IS ISRAEL WORTH?

Avraham has now finished his “10 Tests.” After the traumas of being thrown into a fiery furnace, leaving his family & his homeland, fighting a war to free his nephew, circumcising himself (at age 99!), & almost sacrificing his beloved Yitzchak at the Akeida, Avraham certainly deserves a well-earned rest.

LEAVING THE COMFORT ZONE

Our life, you might argue, is one long test. In Hebrew, a "Nisayon." The word is multi-dimensional, as it also contains the word, "nes – miracle." The implication is that when we rise to the occasion & pass our tests, miracles flow both to & through us.

When does a boy become a man?

The question mark