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At the beginning of our portion, we read of the impurity brought on by the process of birth. The mother who bears a son is impure for seven ...

הפרשה שלנו פותחת במצוות יולדת, וביניהם, מצוות מילה. "וביום השמיני ימול בשר ערלתו". בספרא דבי רב, פרק א', נדרשת פסוק בפרשתנו ...

Chapters 37, 38 and 39 of Genesis contain early episodes of development in the lives of the sons of Ya'akov. In 37, the reader is introd...

In Israel today, there are two wars going on, and each one has its own goals, tactics and results, and it is conceivable that the tactics...

The Meshech Chochma, in explaining the verse ושב ה' אלקיך את שבותך ורחמך, quotes rabbinic exegesis found in the Yalkut (brought in sligh...

Jewish sources include many different theories of teshuva . One that is particularly apropos to modern times is that expounded by Rav Kook, ...

The deep emotions that swell within the heart after reading about a life filled with self-sacrifice, commitment and dignity should be more t...