The immediate repercussions of Yaakov’s receiving his father’s Divine blessing is tragic. Yaakov is forced to flee the land of…
At the end of the previous Parasha, Rashi explains that Avraham, prior to his death, was fearful to give, to…
The Parasha starts by relating the story of Avraham looking for a burial place for Sarah who had just passed…
The Pasuk says: “When Avram was ninety-nine years old, Hashem appeared to Avram and said to him, “I am “El-Shaddai”.…
The Mishna in Pirkei Avos [5,3] states: “Avraham our father was tested with ten trials and he passed them all,…
The Pasuk says: “This is the lineage of Noah. Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his generation;…
This week Parasha states: Hashem had taken man and placed him in a true Paradise, allowing him and his wife…
Was Elifaz (Yitzchok’s Talmid) an Am HaAretz? Rashi tells us (Vayeitzei 29:11) that Elifaz came to kill Yaakov on the…
In what two contexts does the number 40 appear in this parasha? 2. In what other contexts does the number…
The story told in Parashat Toledot of the blessing which Yishak wished to give to Esav undoubtedly ranks among the…