Parshat Toldot: Educate your child according to his or her way
Parshat Toldot: Educate your child according to his or her way Equality in education turned Esau into a man of the fields, and turned Jacob into an innocent tent-dweller. These two youths grew up to be very different individuals. Equal education, even within the same household, can’t guarantee equal results. Εducate your child according to his or …
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“Shabbat Shalom” – Toldot 5779
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Toldot (Genesis 25:19 – 28:9) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And Rebecca spoke to her son Jacob, saying… And now, my son, obey my voice according to which I command you…” (Genesis 27:5,7) One of the many glories of the Bible is that it recognizes the complex personality especially of …
Parsha Perspectives – Toldot 5778
Parshat Toldot 5778 (In Spanish with English subtitles) Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum – Director of OTS’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Programs
“Torah Lights” – Toldot 5778
“Why does Isaac Choose Esau rather than Jacob?” — Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s insights into Parshat Toldot
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
“Parsha to the Point” – Toldot 5778
Parshat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) Rabbi David Stav “It came to pass when Isaac was old, and his eyes were too dim to see…” . Why did Isaac go blind? Was this an ailment of old age? Or perhaps was it an accident that led to this condition? The Torah does not provide an explicit answer, but does …
“Shabbat Shalom” – Toldot 5778
Parshat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel — “Now Isaac loved Esau, because the hunt was in his mouth, while Rebecca loved Jacob” . The watershed moment in Jacob’s life—the repercussions of which surface in every subsequent generation of Jewish history—is the act deceiving his father, Isaac, in order to wrest the blessings …
אישה ופרשה: תולדות תשע”ז
“ויאהב יצחק את עשיו ורבקה אוהבת את יעקב” רותי היילמן כל זמן שהיו יעקב ועשיו קטנים, הייתה תמימות דעים בין רבקה ויצחק, אולם כאשר “גדלו הנערים” והתנהגותם לא הייתה כמצופה, אז נתגלעו הוויכוחים ביניהם בחינוך הבנים. על הורות וחינוך בפרשת תולדות מדור פרשת השבוע של אתר כיפה, א כסליו תשע”ז, 01/12/2016 הסוגיות החינוכיות המתגלות בפרשת …
"Parsha to the Point" – Toldot 5777
Parshat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) Rabbi David Stav The history of Yitzhak and Rivka’s family is recounted in great detail in this week’s portion, Toldot, along with all of their complexities. After twenty years of infertility, they become proud parents. Rivka’s pregnancy was no walk in the park, though. The young mother-to-be senses trouble in her womb – “and …
“Parsha to the Point” – Toldot 5777
Parshat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) Rabbi David Stav The history of Yitzhak and Rivka’s family is recounted in great detail in this week’s portion, Toldot, along with all of their complexities. After twenty years of infertility, they become proud parents. Rivka’s pregnancy was no walk in the park, though. The young mother-to-be senses trouble in her womb – “and …
"Torah Lights" – Toldot 5777
“Parenting Two Nations” — Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s insights into Parshat Toldot
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
“Torah Lights” – Toldot 5777