The parashah of Vayeitzei (“And [Yaakov] departed”) begins with Yaakov heading to Charan, to Lavan the Aramean, the brother of his mother Rivkah, in order to take a wife from his daughters. It ends with his return to his native land after over twenty years, with children, wives, servants and
The Torah begins with the story of the creation of the universe—telling us immediately that it was created from absolute nothingness.
The first
Parashat Ki Tavo, When You Come begins with the commandment about the first fruits of the seven species of plants for which Eretz Yisrael is famous
We experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we ascend through the journey of time. Amidst the
