Torah Commentary

Amalek's personal history may have fueled his descendants' anger towards the descendants of Abraham.

Laban and Jacob's business relationship teaches us about the importance of ensuring ethical working conditions.

How the rabbis tried to make sense of this strange dream.

Jacob's response to his dream provides us with two models of discovering God's presence.

The fates of Abraham and Sarah as compared to Sodom teach us that ethics, not power, determines the future.

Rather than dividing the spiritual and physical blessings between Jacob and Esau, Rebecca saw the need for Jacob to receive both.

Reflected in the names of her children, Leah grows to recognize her own worth, independent of Jacob's feelings for her.

Jacob's response to his dream teaches us to turn our dreams into visions and our visions into reality.

Jacob's covenant with God teaches us that our relationships with God must not be conditional, but rather should be built on trust.

The greatest tributes to Sarah's life were the achievements and character of her son Isaac.