Parashat Hashavua: Why Have the Attribute of Mercy, Judgment, and Again Mercy?

Who Were the Tower Builders? – part III

Ma’acha Spells Trouble

Our parasha ends with a list of the offspring of Avraham’s brother, Nachor, most important among them being Rivka, the daughter of his son, Betuel. While most of the children (eight) were from his wife, Milka, he also had four children from his concubine, Reuma (see Bereishit 22:23-24). Thus, there were twelve children, which certainly reminds us of the twelve tribes that were born to Yaakov from his wives (8) and servants (4). While some say that the reason for all this genealogy is to understand where Rivka came from (see Rashi ad loc.), we will try to figure out who the last person mentioned in the list, Ma’acha, was, and what Ma’acha’s connection to Bnei Yisrael was over time.

About Altars, Monument, and … Trees

In describing Avraham’s building of a spiritual legacy, the Torah says: “He planted an eshel in Be’er Sheva and called out there in the name of Hashem, the eternal G-d” (Bereishit 21:33). With the help of this pasuk and a difficult and extremely harsh one in Yeshaya, we will discover an unknown element of worship of Hashem practiced at the time of the forefathers.

Chazal Divluged; What About Us?

“Which I Neither Commanded, Nor Said, Nor Contemplated”

Mercy and Forgivingness

A Citizen’s Rights and Obligations

Another Covenant

To Criticize or to Ignore

Political Negotiations – Yes or No?

Forty Times Twelve

Giving More Than You Have?

Justice and Charity

Parashat Vayera

Parashat Vayera

For Lack of the Fear of G-d

Parashat Vayera

Parashat Vayera

Where “Lech Lecha” Meets Vayera

Parashat Vayera

Parashat Vayera