Vayishlach: What Do We Wrestle With?

Vayishlach: What Do We Wrestle With?

By Francesco Hayez – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152649 Vayishlach: What Do We Wrestle With? by...
Vayetze: 50 Years Later

Vayetze: 50 Years Later

Marc Chagall, Jacob’s Dream, 1966. Nice, France This Shabbat marks 50 years since I read the haftarah for Vayetze at my Friday night bat mitzvah at B’nai Torah in Trumbull, CT. Where has the time gone? Who could have imagined that 50 years later I’d be a rabbi,...
Va-yetze: Leaving Home

Va-yetze: Leaving Home

Parashat Va-yetze: Leaving Home Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs “And he left,” ויצא (Genesis 28:10) “And Jacob left,” home. As I look back over my life, and the life and career of our patriarch Jacob, the day we each left home marked pivotal turning points in our lives....
Toldot: Because Labels Are For Cans

Toldot: Because Labels Are For Cans

sale-shelf-old-cans-food-162927.jpeg (6000×4000) (pexels.com) When I was growing up, perhaps in middle or high school, I remember having conversations with my friends about how we would never bring children into a world that was so messed up; we were dealing with race...
Toledot: Sight And Vision As We Age

Toledot: Sight And Vision As We Age

Image by liberty99 from Pixabay Toldot – Sight And Vision As We Age By Rabbi Marge Wise It is very interesting to note that Parshat Toldot is the first portion in the Torah which contains the themes of disability and aging. Specifically, we will examine how these...

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