Chayei Sara 5763-2002
“The Torah’s Recipe for Finding a Proper Mate” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald One of the growing issues confronting contemporary American and world Jewry is the challenge of finding proper mates for our...
View ArticleToledot 5763-2002
“The Deeds of the Fathers are Signposts for the Children” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week’s parasha, parashat Toledot, we read, for the third time, the story of our Patriarchs going to...
View ArticleVayeitzei 5763-2002
“The Transformation of Jacob” by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald This week’s Torah portion, parashat Vayeitzei, continues the fascinating story of the patriarchal family of Isaac and the saga of the complex...
View ArticleVayishlach 5763-2002
“We Can Forgive the Arabs For Killing Our Children…” by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald As we learn more and more Torah, we cannot help but realize that we frequently learn revolutionary insights about life...
View ArticleVayeishev 5763-2002
“Judah Emerges as the Leader of Israel” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s parasha, Vayeishev, presents the opening chapter of one of the great human sagas–the story of Joseph and his brethren....
View ArticleMikeitz 5763-2002
“In Those Days, In These Times” by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald The story of Joseph, as we have written in the past, may be seen as the story of an assimilator struggling with his identity. When Joseph...
View ArticleVayigash 5763-2002
“Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers: The Triumph of Jewish Identity” by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald In a very real sense, the story of Joseph, as depicted in parashat Vayigash, is the story of Joseph’s...
View ArticleVayechi 5763-2002
“How Important is Timing?” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s parasha, parashat Vayechi, contains the exalted poetic verses known as “Birkot Yaakov,” Jacob’s blessings of his children. Birkot...
View ArticleShemot 5763-2002
“The Making of a Concerned Jewish Leader” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald The story of Joseph has come to a conclusion, and with the arrival of the children of Jacob in Egypt, G-d’s prediction to Abraham...
View ArticleVa’eira 5763-2002
“The Exodus–A ‘Primitive’ Story with Revolutionary Implications” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Jewish history is often perceived, with great justification I might add, as one unending series of...
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