Bo
Group or Individual?Which takes precedence in Torah—the person or the group? Does Judaism promote an individualist society or a collectivist society? For…
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…
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…
Matos
The Power of Positive WordsThis week's reading tells us how the tribe of Reuven conquered land from the Emorites and renamed their cities. What…