At the end of the parsha, as the Jews are leaving Egypt, G-d introduces the mitzvah of tefillin: “It shall be a sign upon your arm (ידכה)...

The Torah says (Shemos 6:13), “G-d spoke to Moshe and Aharon and commanded them ( ויצום ) regarding the Children of Israel and regarding...

As part of Pharaoh’s ongoing campaign to subjugate the Jews, “the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives: … ‘When you deliver the...

At the end of Sefer Beraishis, Yaakov offers his final words to each of his children, reflecting on their characteristics and their...

In this week’s parsha, Yosef finally revealed to his brothers that he was the Viceroy of Egypt. The brothers were taken aback, and were...

The beginning of the parsha tells us an astonishing story. Because no one was able to satisfy Pharaoh with an interpretation of his...

The Torah tells us that Yosef resisted the entreaties of Potifar’s wife, who desired to commit adultery with Yosef. Unable to seduce...

Before Yaakov met Esav after twenty years, Yaakov sent Esav an immense gift of livestock (see Beraishis 32:14-22). When they finally met,...

When Yaakov took his family and fled from Lavan, Lavan chased after him and caught up with Yaakov. He then indignantly berated Yaakov for...

The Torah tells us that “when Esav saw that Yitzchak had blessed Yaakov and sent him off to Paddan-aram to take himself a wife from...