Is there anything greater than being from the Givers? Rabbi Josef Abadi is rabbi of Keter Torah Synagogue in West Bloomfield.

Of all of the sublime indications that “the Bible is literature, not journalism,” the subtle threads exuding from this week’s Torah portion stand out. The story of Joseph and his brothers ...

each of whom acquired proprietary rights to his unique Torah portion. The method of Torah transmission ... Martyrdom became the response of the Jews to oppression. 7. A New Era of Torah ...

The last line of the parshah is one of the cruelest blows of fate in the Torah: “The chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.” Seemingly his one chance of escape to freedom is ...

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 ...

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 having a portion of the World to Come." 1. What is the ...

In his midst and made them be realized. Yes, Sam was a dreamer and a realist.

It is one of the great visions of the Torah. Jacob, alone at night ... pleaded” as in Jeremiah 7:16, “Neither lift up cry nor prayer for them nor make intercession to Me [ve-al tifga bi].” ...

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We live life looking forward but we understand it only looking back. Originally published on thejewishnews.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters harvested 14,607 deer during the late antlerless portion of firearms deer season, Dec. 7-15. Top harvest ...