Any long-distance grandparent can relate to this moment. A man in his old age sees his young descendants and almost can’t believe who’s in front of him. So much time has passed, they might be ...

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The tribes will go up to Jerusalem on Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot. There they will all be friends with each other and will ...

What kind of blessing is it when Yaakov prays that his grandchildren increase like fish in the land?

Joseph son of Jacob enters with his own two sons, Menashe and Ephraim, to visit with his bed-ridden father, Jacob (Genesis 48). Jacob inquires as to who is accompanying Joseph. Joseph responds ...

Secular society often stresses the importance of "working through one's feelings" in the aftermath of a tragedy. Therapists, for example, often encourage people to express and delve into their ...

The prophetic era was rife with messianic speculation. The Torah, however, speaks about the far future with a sense of mystery. There are blessings and curses, promises and warnings, but the Torah ...

And Joseph bound the sons of Israel by an oath to bind their descendants by an oath, saying, “God will surely remember you and your descendants, and when He does, you must have them take my ...

This custom practiced not only on erev Yom Kippur but also on Friday nights, is taken from a source in this week’s parasha of Vayechi, when Yacov blessed his grandchildren. After Kiddush is made, the ...

EL CAJON, California — In this week’s parsha, we encounter a profound lesson about life’s challenges and our power to shape how we respond to them. While the events of our lives are commonly ...