Let Them Eat Challah
Parshat Vayeitzei 5782
“Let them eat cake!” Those infamous words, allegedly uttered by the young Queen Marie Antoinette of France, are considered to be the ultimate example of willful naiveté, apathy, and economic hubris all wrapped into one succinct package. It didn’t bode…
Parshat Vayetzei 5782
Vayetzei תשפב Yaakov was forced to leave home because his brother Esav had vowed to kill him. This week’s portion begins with Yaakov’s journey (Genesis 28:10): י) וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיֵּלֶךְ חָרָנָה 10) Yaakov left Beer Sheva and travelled towards Charan.…
The Turkey Kidnapping
Parshat Vayeitzei 5781
Did I ever tell you about the time I was kidnapped by a group of radical turkeys? It was definitely one of the crazier times of my life, and something I generally avoid talking about because I’m still suffering from…
Parshat Vayetzei 5781
Parshat Vayetzeh תשפא Esav has vowed to kill Yaakov for having stolen his blessing from Yitzchak , so Rivka and Yitzchak decided to send Yaakov to Rivka’s brother Lavan, to escape Esav, and also, to find a wife. As Yaakov…
Partshat Vayeitzei 5780
Vayetzei תש"פ In every Amidah (also called the ‘Shemoneh Esrei’, the extended silent devotion that constitutes the core of our daily prayers), we address HaShem as the “G-d and the G-d of our fathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov.” How are…