Va'eschanan
Comfort, ComfortThis week's Haftorah begins with the prophecy: "Nachamu, nachamu ami, comfort, comfort my people." Why the double expression of consolation?…
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…
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…
Vayeira
Akeida & MarriageUndoubtedly, one of the most dramatic events in all of the Bible is the Akeida (binding of Yitzchak as a…