The Parsha describes the story of Yosef's deteriorating relationship with his brothers, and their resulting plot to kill him. The brothers ultimately settle on selling him to Ishmaelites – as soon...
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Dvar for Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43)
Rachel's dying wish was to name her second son "Ben-Oni," "son of my pain," but Yakov instead calls him Binyamin (35:18). There is great significance to names given in the Torah. Why is someone's...
Dvar for Vayetzei (Genesis 28:10-32:1)
After Yaakov takes his family and possessions and flees the house of Lavan, Lavan catches up to him and accuses him of stealing his idols. Yaakov invites Lavan to search through the tents, and when...
Dvar for Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9)
As Yitzchak blesses Yaakov and sends him off, Eisav enters with his own food and demands blessings. When he learns that Yaakov received the blessings meant for him, Eisav cries bitterly (27:34)....
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Avraham negotiates and (over)pays for the plot of land in which he will bury his wife (23:1-16). It is noteworthy that Avraham never questions G-d’s promise that the land he’s buying is in fact his....
Dvar for Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24)
G-d visits Avraham as he recovers from his circumcision on a hot day. Suddenly Avraham notices three men, rises to greet them, and begs them to stop so that he may provide for his guests (18:3-5)....
Dvar for Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
When G-d instructs Avraham to leave his ancestral home, He promises Avraham great wealth, success, and fame. G-d then says that “I will bless those who bless you and those that curse you will be...
Dvar for Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
Parshat Noach starts by declaring that "these are the toldot [typically toldot is used to denote children] of Noach," and digresses to expressly point out that Noach was righteous and moral...
Dvar for Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
G-d creates the “two great luminaries in the sky, the great one to rule the day and the small one to rule the night” (1:16). Why does the passuk announce two great luminaries, only to further single...
Dvar for Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)
The Torah uses the unique word “afeihem” when describing the potential consequences of abandoning G-d’s path, “I said that I would make an end of them (32:26)”. “I will end them,” “I will put them...