Reuven heard it, and saved Yosef from their hands. He said ‘Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him’—so […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Explore insights and lessons from the Book of Bereishit. Discover timeless messages from the weekly Torah portions, brought to you by Oorah’s TorahMates.
A few of the first portions in Bereshis describe for us the life of one of the greatest people who ever lived, our great forefather; Avraham. I would like to […]
It was the third day following Avraham’s circumcision. Most people would be resting in bed recuperating. Not so Avraham. He sits outside his tent anxiously anticipating that a passerby may […]
Our first patriarch Avraham was a man who didn’t have an easy life. On the contrary it appears as though everything that can go wrong did go wrong. He was […]
BASEBALL AND ME First of all, a very happy birthday to me. In honor of my birthday, I would like to share a true story. Somebody once came over to […]
A man walks down the street He says why am I soft in the middle now? Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life is so […]
THE RED TEAM AND THE GREEN TEAM This week’s Torah portion describes seven of the Ten Plagues. I would like to focus on the first two. The very first plague […]
In this week’s Torah portion, we find an interesting statement. As an introduction to his last will and testament, Yaakov (Jacob) tells his children, “Gather and listen, sons of Yaakov, […]
BE YOURSELF In this week’s Torah portion, Yaakov (Jacob) blesses all of his children, highlighting through his blessings each son’s particular strengths. The only way that we can achieve our […]
In this week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayigash, Yaakov (Jacob) and his son Yosef (Joseph) dramatically see each other for the first time in many years. It is a very emotional […]
