When Vayigash ended, Yaakov’s spirit had come alive again. The news of Yosef —the son mourned as dead— reopened a future sealed by grief. A fractured family breathed together once more; an aging ...

R. Yehudah Alkalai, a fervent advocate for Jewish return to the Land of Israel, was one of the very first rabbis to openly encourage Jewish immigration to Israel before the coming of the Messiah.

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

Jacob asks Joseph to ensure that he be buried in his arranged plot in Machpelah, in the field that had been purchased by his grandfather Abraham. After Joseph agrees, Jacob even repeats his request, ...