26:36

Vayeira

Akeida & Marriage
Undoubtedly, one of the most dramatic events in all of the Bible is the Akeida (binding of Yitzchak as a…

26:15

Terumah

The Effects of Giving
Why is this name of this portion "Terumah" (lit. "donation") when the main point of the portion is what the…

18:24

Re'eh

How Was Hashem Allowed to Destroy the Temple?
This week's parsha contains the prohibition against destroying even one stone of the Bais Hamikdash. How then, according to His…

19:29

Vayeshev

Kindness at the Speed of Light
"And [Yosef] asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in prison... 'Why are your faces sad today?'" (B'reishis 40:7.) How…