From the blog of Yakov Rabkin at The Times of Israel ...

Joseph’s youthful flaws, including his sense of superiority over his brothers, are balanced with an ability as an adult to ...

Thus afterlife is felt to be a reunion and all of life a preparation for it … Death is not understood as the end of being but rather as the end of doing. As such it is a dramatic break, a radical ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

The Ghost of Rachel in the Nile Bar and Grill Thoughts on Torah Portion Va-Yigash (retold, 2025) ©Rabbi Mordecai Finley A ...

One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, from G-d’s calling to Abraham in Genesis 12 to the death of Joseph in Genesis 50, is the ...

The two grandparental scenes at the conclusion of Genesis emphasize the profound significance of Jewish family life.

The Sublimity of Insincerity Thoughts on Torah Portion Vayechi 2024 ©Rabbi Mordecai Finley There is one passage in our Torah ...

Life is a tapestry of events woven by the hands of the Almighty . Sometimes, the threads seem tangled, the colors clash, and the patterns are chaotic .

Although the verse in Psalms first says, “Turn away from evil” and then says “and do good,” there is considerable disagreement about whether the sequence is arbitrary or mandatory.

I have learned that acting hastily often leads to missteps, while patience allows us to experience the fullness of God’s ...