The dominant scene in the Parasha is Eliezer’s search for a wife for Yitzhok. One subtext in that search is Eliezer’s at first subconscious hope that it will not be successful. In aRead more...
When I walked into Yeshiva, I could not study the Akeida enough. I had a Chavrusa in it, I read about it. It came up constantly. But at a certain point, I became reluctant to engageRead more...
On Shmini Atzeret, we started to add an acknowledgement of Hashem’s power to bring rain in the Amida. We add four words in the second blessing, which is now incomplete withoutRead more...
We are going to start the Torah again this week. The commentaries of the Ramban and Rashi disagree on many points. It’s not a surprise that this pattern begins with even theRead more...
