Edom’s Hatred of Israel

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent) Beresheet (Genesis) 32:3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible) – 36:43 Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 In this week’s Parashah, we read a well-known story that once again reminded me of our current … Read More

The Ancient Root of a Modern Problem

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent) Beresheet (Genesis) 32: 3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible)-36:43 Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21 In my most recent commentary I referred to Jacob’s dream and the fact that when he woke up … Read More

Judgment On the Spirit of Esau

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent) Beresheet (Genesis) 32:3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible) – 36:43 Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1–21 As I wrote in my commentary last year, I was puzzled by the extreme differences between the … Read More

Generational Hatred

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent) Beresheet (Genesis 32:3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible) – 36:43) Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1–21 As I was preparing to write this week’s blog entry, I was puzzled by the extreme differences … Read More

God’s Perfect Timing

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent) Beresheet (Genesis) 32: 3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible) – 36:43 As we previously studied in the account of Jacob and Esau, Jacob ran away from Esau after stealing both … Read More

Being Made Small

Parashat Vayishlach (And he sent) Beresheet (Genesis) 32: 3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible)–36:43 We have some very special verses in this week’s Scripture portion (parasha) that I will translate directly from the Hebrew: And … Read More

Parashat VaYishlach (And he sent)

Beresheet (Genesis 32: 3 [verse 4 in the Hebrew Bible] to 36:43) In my study of the weekly Scripture portion this past week, I must admit that I have been wrestling with the text and … Read More

Parashat Vayishlach (And He Sent)

Beresheet (Genesis 32: 3 (4 in the Hebrew Bible)-36:43) Has the Lord ever asked you to do something that terrified you, or that seemed bigger than you? In our parasha this week, God commands Jacob … Read More