Chanukah 5786

What am I? Something very common Something very pretty I am physical and I eat physical things I can eat much more than my weight or size When I eat something, you can’t tell that I have eaten it Even…

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Parshas Vayishlach 5786

The Ramban prefaces his commentary to the second book of the Torah, Shemot, by writing. השלים הכתוב ספר בראשית שהוא ספר היצירה בחדוש העולם ויצירת כל נוצר, ובמקרי האבות כולם שהם כעין יצירה לזרעם, מפני שכל מקריהם ציורי דברים לרמוז…

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Parshas Vayetzei 5786

            In Parshat Vayetzei, Yaakov transitions from being “only” Isaac’s son to become the third and choicest of our three forefathers. At age 63, his holy parents send him to seek a wife to begin to establish the Jewish nation.…

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