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Vayera
By the Numbers
18 Abraham Facts You Should Know
Abraham, the first of the patriarchs, was chosen by G-d to be the progenitor of His special nation.
Abraham, the first of the patriarchs, was chosen by G-d to be the progenitor of His special nation.
10 Questions: Play "Jewish History True or False"
Who anointed King David? Where did the story of Purim take place? Test your knowledge of early Jewish History!
Who anointed King David? Where did the story of Purim take place? Test your knowledge of early Jewish History!
Your Questions
Do You Wish ‘Mazal Tov’ to a Pregnant Woman?
Conceiving a child is like conceiving an idea. A new idea is very exciting, but until it has been brought into the concrete world and actualized, it is too early to celebrate...
Conceiving a child is like conceiving an idea. A new idea is very exciting, but until it has been brought into the concrete world and actualized, it is too early to celebrate...
Why Is There a Chair for Elijah at a Brit Milah (Circumcision)?
During the period when the nation of Israel was split into two kingdoms, Elijah the prophet had a showdown at Mt. Carmel with 450 false prophets of the Baal idol . . .
During the period when the nation of Israel was split into two kingdoms, Elijah the prophet had a showdown at Mt. Carmel with 450 false prophets of the Baal idol . . .
Parshah
Climb Down From Your Pedestal
How G-d shows us that the notion of determining whether or not someone or something is guilty or innocent is almost never as absolute as it may seem.
How G-d shows us that the notion of determining whether or not someone or something is guilty or innocent is almost never as absolute as it may seem.
Jealous of Your Brother?
We learn from Abraham that even if it is difficult, and other people have it far easier, we still do what must be done. Because that’s what we’re here for.
We learn from Abraham that even if it is difficult, and other people have it far easier, we still do what must be done. Because that’s what we’re here for.
Essay
What Is Your Deepest Need?
G‑dly light is spiritual, and it needs physical vessels to be drawn into.
G‑dly light is spiritual, and it needs physical vessels to be drawn into.
This Week's Hakhel Tools
For Your Vayera Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Voices
How I Ended Up Marrying My Childhood Friend
Right away, I knew I had to go out with Avigdor, if only to meet him again.
Right away, I knew I had to go out with Avigdor, if only to meet him again.
A Trip to Panama Shifted How I View My Judaism
Until quite recently, my knee-jerk reaction to organized religion was resistance. Hundreds of miles from home that I discovered where I truly belong.
Until quite recently, my knee-jerk reaction to organized religion was resistance. Hundreds of miles from home that I discovered where I truly belong.
Video
How to Paint Shabbat Candles
Watch a fun video showing how to make a gorgeous painting of Shabbat candlesticks and a beautiful sunset in the background.
Watch a fun video showing how to make a gorgeous painting of Shabbat candlesticks and a beautiful sunset in the background.
Should you say: what one sage permits, another prohibits; what Rabbi Eleazar condemns, Rabbi Joshua acquits; what the House of Shammai disqualifies, the House of Hillel declares fit; to whom then shall we listen? Says G-d: Nevertheless, it is all given from one Shepherd...
— Midrash Rabbah
Print Magazine
Blind faith believes that which it is told, because it wants to believe.
Intellect believes that which it understands, because it wants to attain understanding.
Wisdom believes that which is true, because it is true.
Wisdom doesn’t have to fit that which some self-serving faith wishes to believe. Neither does it await...
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