The Torah tells us that Yosef resisted the entreaties of Potifar’s wife, who desired to commit adultery with Yosef. Unable to seduce...

Before Yaakov met Esav after twenty years, Yaakov sent Esav an immense gift of livestock (see Beraishis 32:14-22). When they finally met,...

When Yaakov took his family and fled from Lavan, Lavan chased after him and caught up with Yaakov. He then indignantly berated Yaakov for...

The Torah tells us that “when Esav saw that Yitzchak had blessed Yaakov and sent him off to Paddan-aram to take himself a wife from...

After Rivkah arrived in Israel and married Yitzchak, the parsha returns its focus to Avraham. The Torah says (Beraishis 25:1): “ויסף...

In this week’s parsha, the Torah reveals Hashem’s inner thoughts regarding why He disclosed His intention to Avraham to destroy the evil...

The Torah tells us (Beraishis 17:1-2): “When Avram was ninety-nine years, Hashem appeared to Avram and said to him, ‘I am El Shaddai;...

At the beginning of Parshas Noach, G-d resolves to destroy the world because of the sins of the generation of the flood. What was the...

When Adam sins by eating from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Hashem does not immediately punish him. Instead, He asks Adam, “Where are you?” (Beraishis 3:9). Similarly, when Cain murders Abel his brother, Hashem asks him: “Where is Abel your brother?” (4:9). Since Hashem is omniscient, Hashem knew where Adam and Abel were. So why did Hashem ask them a question when He already knew the answer?   Furthermore, Hashem had already warned Adam about the conseq

This Shabbos we will read Sefer Koheles, which says (11:1) “Send forth your bread upon the surface of the water, for after many days you...