88 Lessons
Vayetze Parashat Vayetse- The Character of Jacob
What kind of man was Jacob? This is the question that cries out to us in episode after episode of his life.
Vayechi When Can We Lie?
Humans are destined to conflict so long as contending groups each claim to have a monopoly of the truth. The only way they will learn to live at peace is by realising that they will never in this life achieve truth as it is in Heaven.
Vayigash The Birth of Forgiveness
Joseph forgave. That was a first in history. Yet the Torah hints that the brothers did not fully appreciate the significance of his words. After all, he did not explicitly use the word ‘forgive’. He told them not to be distressed
Miketz Appearance and Reality
The encounter between Joseph and his brothers is the fifth in a series of stories in which clothes play a key role. What all five cases have in common is that they facilitate deception. In each case, they bring about a situation in which things are not as they seem.