Our guest this week is Rabbi Mark Elber of the Temple Beth El community in Fall River, Massachusetts. Rabbi Elber was ordained by ALEPH: The Alliance for Jewish Renewal in 2012. A fellow of Rabbis ...

Our guest today is Rabbi Moshe Davis of the Brith Sholom Beth Israel congregation in Charleston, South Carolina. Rabbi Davis received his BA in psychology, MS in Jewish education as well as rabbinic ...

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The Portion of Vayetze begins with Jacob leaving his home in Be’er Sheba and heading to his uncle Laban, who lives in Haran in southeastern modern-day Türkiye [Bereishit 28:10]: “Jacob left Be’er ...

In this week's parasha, Leah thanks G-d when Yehuda is born and we thank G-d every morning before we get out of bed.

This week, our focus turned towards the end of the Parsha. Before Yaakov's return to Eretz Yisrael, the Torah presents several reasons influencing his decision: Initially, it is mentioned that Lavan's ...

When my husband and I watch Netflix, it’s generally in ten minute chunks, snatched here and there amidst busy lives. On the odd occasion where we’re able to watch an entire episode, we’ve noticed that ...

Jacob is on the run. He is escaping his home in the land of Canaan from the murderous intent of his brother Esau. En route, he sleeps in a place that afterward will be named Bet El (House of God) ...