Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Sarai offers her maid-servant Hagar to Avram. What motivates her offer? What is she afraid of? His lesson will compare Sarai's offer with Rachel offering...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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There are several stories in Tanakh where the conduct of one of our national forebears or leaders arouses within us a certain sense of discomfort and...
Rabbi Zeev Weitman
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What does Avraham mean when he asks "By what shall I know that I shall inherit it?" What is the significance of the actions of the covenant between the...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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We tend to think of a divine covenant, a treaty with God, as something good - not just good, but wholly good. It is a gift from God, granted to the...
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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Why did God decree that the descendants of Avraham will be exiled to Egypt? Shmuel believes Avraham's sin was a lack of emunah, while Rabbi Abahu and...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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The forefathers all "call out in the name of God." This lesson analyzes the meaning and significance of this action.
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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Why did God choose Avraham? The midrash offers two explanations. The story of the furnace parallels the story of Chanania, Mishael and Azaria, and the...
Sharón Rimón
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The story of the Tower of Bavel is the last of the Bereisheet narratives. What does this story teach us about humanity? Why is it specifically this story...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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What was the sin of the builders of the Tower of Bavel? What could be wrong with unity? How does confusing mankind with languages solve the problem? What...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The story of the Tower of Babel seems like the story of a crime and its punishment. What is the nature of the crime? Where is it described in the story?...
