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Vayeitzei
By the Numbers
15 Historical Facts About Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
Join us as we discover the life and times of a Jewish leader and Torah scholar.
Leah in the Bible
At first Leah appears to be negative, weak and pale. But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate Leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion.
At first Leah appears to be negative, weak and pale. But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate Leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion.
Parshah
The Answer Is “No.” Would You Like to Know Now or Later?
If Jacob saw that Leah was the one with the blessing of children, why did that not command more of his attention?
If Jacob saw that Leah was the one with the blessing of children, why did that not command more of his attention?
The Story of Bilhah and Zilpah in the Bible
Learn about the mothers of Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, four of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Learn about the mothers of Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, four of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
When Jacob Discovered He Was Israel
Far from home, Jacob now must struggle to maintain his inner spirituality.
Far from home, Jacob now must struggle to maintain his inner spirituality.
Essay
Did Abraham Really Invent Monotheism?
One doesn’t have to look hard to find individuals who recognized and served “the one G‑d.”
One doesn’t have to look hard to find individuals who recognized and served “the one G‑d.”
Story
The Holy Shopkeeper
"That night I could not sleep. Early in the morning, I returned to the store to witness with my own eyes how G-d would help."
"That night I could not sleep. Early in the morning, I returned to the store to witness with my own eyes how G-d would help."
Nothing Is Coincidental, Not Even a Set of Sofas
It’s not often that we learn of the complexity of someone’s circumstances or what role we play in seemingly random occurrences.
It’s not often that we learn of the complexity of someone’s circumstances or what role we play in seemingly random occurrences.
Melachah of the Week
A person must never discriminate among his children. See what happened on account of the coat of many colors which our father Jacob made for Joseph...
— Midrash Rabbah
Print Magazine
The words and the stories of Torah are but its clothing; the guidance within them is its body.
And as with a body, within that guidance breathes a soul that gives life to whoever follows it.
And within that soul breathes a deeper, transcendental soul, the soul of the soul: G‑d Himself within His Torah.
Grasp the clot...
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