Why give the blessing to Esau, who was known for being problematic?

Torah has its own background melody.

She, too, had difficult tests to pass in her life, yet she rose above them.

Rabbi Wein is the rabbi of Hanasi Synagogue in Jerusalem .

The biblical prophet predicts an awful war of bloodshed in Syria, Babylonia (Iraq), Yemen and Arabia. Libya and

This is where it starts, in this week's Torah portion. And the story is a prototype for Jewish existence.

Human beings destroy one another's vain attempts at immortality.

Israelis use the expression "after the holidays" to postpone doing things during the month of Tishrei and wish

It is now "after the holidays". A message to take with us in our daily lives.

Bereshit and Vezot Habracha are connected.

The sukkah built of Torah and tradition, family and community, is what protected the Jews through the ages.

A time to look at how public life is run.

Who can claim greater merits in this world than Moshe had? Yet the hand of human mortality struck him down.

The Talmud poses for us the question: “Why are the hot springs of Israel located in Tiberias and not in Jerusalem?”

The past is prejudicially judged by the current standards of behavior and probity.