This tension between the heroes of Rome and the sages of Jerusalem will not last forever. The prophet Obadiah prophesied the ...

The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; They do not complain of evil, but increase justice.

G-d lets Yitzchak know that the land of Israel will belong to the incredibly numerous heirs of Avraham and Yitzchak and ...

Communication matters. In the beginning, God created the natural world with words: “And God said: ‘Let there be’”. We create ...

Most of us have both short-term and long-term goals in life. Whether in finances, work, home, and our personal well-being, ...

The Netziv (Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, 1816–1893, dean of the yeshiva in Volozhin) made the astute observation that Isaac and Rebecca seem to suffer from a lack of communication. He noted that Rebecca ...

Exploring their story—from its beginnings in Parshat Toldot to their reunion in Parshat Vayishlach—may offer us valuable ...

In the realm of estate planning, if one son is in kollel and the other son is an investment banker, more money may be needed to support the former. The latter may appreciate a different type of non-fi ...

The title Toldot means offspring, and begins with the birth of the two very dissimilar twins, Yacov and Esav. Immediately the ...

In the beginning of the parsha, as Esav sells the rights of firstborn to Yaakov, the Pasuk adds ויבז עשו את-הבכרה – Esav mocked the privilege of the firstborn. Rashi adds that he was מזלזל, degrading ...

In Parashat Toldot we are told, “Vatikach Rivka Et Bigdei Eisav Bnah Hagadol Hachamudot – Rivka took her oldest son, Eisav’s, ...

If you’re looking for a love story, this week in Toldot, we read a magnificent one, in fact, the first. You see, we are told ...