According to the Orthodox Stone Edition Chumash, we should be careful about identifying too closely with our ancestors. Our ancestors…
Category: Family
Dinah: Protection or Destruction?
Dinah goes out to see some girlfriends. Shechem, a local prince, coerces her into sex. He falls in love with…
Into the Dark
In the dark night of the forest, in a small clearing illuminated by a fire ring, we sat with our…
Waiting for her Daughter
People have asked me how I write a dvar Torah. In my own practice, I have several different processes for…
Ambiguous Kiss
The Ambiguous Kiss (2009/5770) Brothers Jacob and Esau parted in conflict. Then, after years of separation, they met again. Torah…
Nature, Nurture, or Choice?
For the first half of their lives, Jacob and Esau do not get along. How did they become so difficult? Heredity or…