Torah in Seven, hosted by Lubavitch International's editor-in-chief, Baila Olidort, distills each week’s parsha into a clear, ...

It’s the tale of an IDF officer who survived the fighting in Gaza only to suffer the invisible wounds of combat trauma, drug ...

EL CAJON, California — Good Shabbos, and Shabbasgiving sameach. As we come together the night after Thanksgiving, it’s meaningful to reflect on how beautifully the themes of the holiday align with ...

In this week's exploration, we delve into the perplexing concluding verses of the Parsha, where Moshe delivers a rather enigmatic statement. Initially, we notice a distinctive aspect - Moshe's ...

Haftarat Vayetze is unique in the curious divergence between how Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews read it, with each reading a ...

In the latter part of the parsha (Torah portion), post-Matan Torah (after the giving of the Torah) and after the "mishpatim" (laws) are given over, Hashem (G-d) mentions sending a "malach" (angel) to ...

Indeed, Esau’s willingness to trade something eternal for something fleeting remains intact even after he is nourished. He is ...

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The Torah mandates that one should refrain from performing any manner of melachah (commonly translated as “work”) on Shabbat (Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Exodus 20:8–11). We know, of course, that melachah ...

A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...

In this week’s parsha, Moshe accuses the nation of Israel of not having faith. What? The people know firsthand about all the miracles God has done for them, how could they not have faith? Drawing on ...