In Perashat Toledot we read of the birth of our forefather Yaakob and his twin brother Esav. Theirs is a complex relationship filled with strife and difficulty. The strife runs

Rav Aha said, “The discussion of the servants of the forefathers is more beautiful than the torah of their children”.  If word count is an indicator, it would seem that

It is in this parasha that we find one of the most important elements of Judaism’s approach to creating a relationship with G-d. While there is no question that obeying

“The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning.  Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers. ”     — Erich Fromm   “And so you see

There once was a small village in which there were exactly ten Jewish men over the age of bar mitzvah. Each of the men knew that his presence at the

If there is one consistent idea throughout rabbinic literature regarding the Parasha of Bereshit, it is that it is not meant to be taken at face value. Bereshit is more

A story is told in the Talmud

Over the thousands of years that the Jewish people have been observing the day of Yom Kippur, the manner in which we observe it has gone through changes. At its