Sibling Rivalry

The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation

Vayishlach Collective Responsibility

Vayeshev- Speech Therapy

On Being a Jewish Parent

Parashat Vayechi- Grandparents

Parashat Vayigash- The Space Between

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.

Why Did Isaac Love Esau?

.

Abraham: A Life of Faith

The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation

A Tale of Four Cities

The God of Creation and the Land of Israel

How to Change the World?

Feeling the Fear

A Father’s Love

The Courage to Live with Uncertainty

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.

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

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.