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Torah Portion


Articles on the weekly Torah readings, including inspiration and explanations.

 In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities, addressed the enduring myth of the Curse of the Pharaohs.

Parashat Va'era: Pharaoh’s sin of hubris

 Moses was a leader with humility, which is what we should be looking for today.

Parashat Shemot: Compassion and respect for others

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Parashat Shemot: Women as leaders

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
 Jacob blesses his grandchildren Ephraim and Menashe, while their father, Joseph, steadies him, and a woman, presumably their mother, look on, in this 1656 oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt.

Parashat Vayehi: A nation of grandparents

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Parashat Vayehi: The blessing of connection

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
 Reuben and his brothers. Detail of a painting by Colijn de Coter circa 1500, from a collection at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Parashat Vayehi: The traits of a leader

 Joseph is see embracing and crying on the neck of his brother Benjamin as their brothers look on in this episode from the Bible depicted in the 1908 work 'The Bible and Its Story,' edited by Charles F. Horne.

Parashat Vayigash: Trading passion for compassion

 An illustrative image of two mountain climbers, one helping another.

Parashat Vayigash: Salvation is near

 An illustrative image of farming in Israel.

Parashat Miketz: Joseph, the master of ‘provention’

 An illustrative photo of oil candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah.

Parashat Vayeshev: The mystery of redemption

 An illustrative image of a person walking on a narrow path above water.

Parashat Vayeshev: Joseph and Judah's odysseys to leadership

A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

Parashat Vayishlach: Prayer – A connection with the creator

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Parashat ‘Vayishlach’: Be Thyself

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
 An artistic illustration of Jacob's ladder of the Bible.

Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Parashat Vayetze: Light in dark times

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
 Women studying at Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies in Jerusalem.

Parashat Toldot reveals the profound impact of genuine communication

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
 ‘Sacrifice of Isaac,’ painting by Caravaggio, 1603, Uffizi, Florence.

Parashat Toldot and the Akeidah: Finding faith amid suffering

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
 ‘Rebecca at the Well.’ Photograph of 19th-century  French painting by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.

Parashat Toldot: The struggle between Rome and Jerusalem

 Abraham's legacy

Vayera: Having the courage to answer God's call to responsibility

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
 Francesco Guardi - The Angels Appearing to Abraham.

Parashat Vayeira: Order of priorities

 Noah preaching the gospel to the people before the flood.

Noah’s righteousness vs. leadership: Lessons on moral responsibility

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
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