Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.” Visit him at www.JewishPoetry.net ...

This may sound like the description of a new Netflix drama but it’s actually a scene in a poem inspired by the parshah (Torah portion) Vayishlach, in which Jacob’s daughter Dina is abducted ...

In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel. Except, in our Torah portion, it is never written that Jacob ...

A team including archaeologists Gideon Shelach-Lavi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Amartuvshin Chunag of the National University of Mongolia excavated the woman’s narrow wooden coffin ...

Parshat Vayishlach concludes with a list of Esau’s descendants. It is remarkable that the Torah dedicates 43 verses to enumerate Esau’s genealogy, more than the number of verses in the story ...

Jacob has a dream—a vision of a ladder reaching up to the heavens. Upon awakening, he is deeply moved by the realization that God is present in this place. He concludes his reflections with the ...

In Parashat Vayishlach, Yaakov Avinu buys a piece of land. The Ibn Ezra explains the following: "The verse mentions the purchase of land to inform us that having a portion of the Land is like ...

This one has a complicated background, so bear with me. For some strange reason, my brother has gotten back with his first ex-wife, “Emily.” Emily has a daughter, “Sara,” and together they ...

each of whom acquired proprietary rights to his unique Torah portion. The method of Torah transmission of each era created its unique grandeur. 2. The First Torah Disagreement: The Tosefos ...

Eating healthy can be confusing. With so much advice out there-- low-carb diets, calorie counting, avoiding certain food groups--it can get overwhelming to follow. But eating healthy doesn’t ...