Timing and Connecting
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Chumash Bereshit43 Videos
Meeting in the Dark – Parshat Vayetze
In the darkness of exile, when the familiar secure structures of holiness fall away, and we don’t “see” Hashem through the clear light of prophecy or miracles. Instead, we stumble upon Him — in the loneliness, in the confusion, in the pain. It is precisely there, in the hiddenness, that the deepest revelation awaits us.
Heart to Heart – Parshat Vayigash
The language that needs no translation
The Lobbes – Parshat Toldot
Lobbes" is a Yiddish word that British Jews are familiar with, but I've met few American Jews who know what it means. What is a 'lobbes" and what does it have to do with Parshat Toldot?
Scents and Sense – Parashat Toldot
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Tom Stoppard Is Dead – Parshat Vayishlach
Stoppard was never remotely religious, but his unwitting world view was so Jewish. He summed up in his immortal line which could have been a quote from our sages: "Every exit is an entrance somewhere else."
Toiling, Resolving & Joy – Parashat Vayechi
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Life After Life – Parshat Vayetze
The most certain thing in life is also the most frightening. But death is really no more than a birth into another existence.
A Birthright Experience – Parshat Toldot
A university student experiences a life-changing birthright experience at a Jerusalem Shabbat table.
Rise Up Israel! – Parshat Vayeshev
History advances through concealment. When the world darkens, we must know the inner light is gathering strength.
Kindness and Truth – Parshat Vayechi
Why does the Torah call the prohibition of incest 'kindness'? Why didn't Jacob want to be buried in Egypt?
How to Perform a Miracle – Parshat Bereshit
The Jewish Year has two beginnings. How can something have two beginnings?