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“Hakol, kol Ya’akov, v’hayadayim, yadei Eisav” (The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands) – Genesis 27:22.These are the infamous words uttered by Isaac, as he prepares to bestow the blessing of the birthright on his eldest son, Esau. However, we also know that it is Jacob who is before Isaac, not […]
“Hakol, kol Ya’akov, v’hayadayim, yadei Eisav” (The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands) – Genesis 27:22.These are the infamous words uttered by Isaac, as he prepares to bestow the blessing of the birthright on his eldest son, Esau. However, we also know that it is Jacob who is before Isaac, not […]
Through the stories about Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, we learn what it means to be called to the covenant of God as taught by our ancestors. We have received this story from our ancestors, told from generation to generation for thousands of years. It is incumbent upon us, as recipients of this story from […]
Through the stories about Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, we learn what it means to be called to the covenant of God as taught by our ancestors. We have received this story from our ancestors, told from generation to generation for thousands of years. It is incumbent upon us, as recipients of this story from […]
This week, we read about the life of Sarah: Sarah was 100 years and 20 years and 7 years old and she died. This was the life of Sarah. The Torah is known for its brevity of language and so the sages ask: why express Sarah’s age divided into portions, why not just say Sarah […]
God calls to Avram: “Lech lecha”, go forth, from your country, your homeland, your family home – and so begins one of the greatest stories on earth. Avram is told to go to the land God will show him where he will become a great nation. We Jews understand this as the beginning of the […]
“This is the line of Noah.— Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his age; Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). In addition to introducing us to the central figure in the story of the flood, this verse sets the platform for understanding Noah’s role in the narrative, as well as providing important […]