Vayeira
Compassion for the Wicked?The Shem MiShmuel asks how Avraham could plead for mercy on behalf of the people of Sodom when they were…
Chayei Sarah
Getting Off of the Emotional RollercoasterThe Sfas Emes explains that the greatness of Sarah our Matriarch is that no matter what was going on in…
Vayechi
Does Torah Disturb You?Before his passing, Yaakov asks his son, Yosef, to bury him in Chevron although he did not do the same…
Va'eschanan
Comfort, ComfortThis week's Haftorah begins with the prophecy: "Nachamu, nachamu ami, comfort, comfort my people." Why the double expression of consolation?…