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  • Vayishlach – E-sawdust

    Vayishlach – E-sawdust
    Dec 4 2025
    Jacob just can’t seem to get away from his brother. Even before they were born, they were bound together in utero. Once they are born, they are constantly wrestling with each other, duking it out for the destiny of humanity. Compelled to usurp the blessing, Jacob was forced to flee. After spending 34 years away […]
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    54 min
  • Vayishlach – When Hairy met Srully (5784)

    Vayishlach – When Hairy met Srully (5784)
    Dec 2 2025
    Jacob and Esau last saw each other 34 years prior. 34 years ago, Jacob, upon the explicit and prophetically inspired instruction of his mother, usurped the blessings reserved for Esau. Esau was piping mad, and sought vengeance. He wanted to kill his own brother. Jacob fled. After spending 14 years in the academy and 20 […]
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    51 min
  • Parshas Vayishlach (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Vayishlach (Rebroadcast)
    Nov 30 2025
    After successfully escaping the clutches of his deceptive father in law, Laban, Jacob heads back west to the Land of Canaan, and back to his family. The journey back home was a lot more tumultuous and chaotic than anticipated. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Vayeitzei – Red and White Blew it

    Vayeitzei – Red and White Blew it
    Nov 27 2025
    Jacob was one of the greatest people who have ever lived. He triumphed over angels. He had angels do his bidding. His visage is etched into God’s throne of glory. He is considered the choicest of the forefathers, the one who merited bearing twelve sons who spawned the twelve tribes of Israel. His life was […]
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    52 min
  • Vayeitzei – Rock and Roll (5784)

    Vayeitzei – Rock and Roll (5784)
    Nov 25 2025
    Jacob undergoes a meteoric transformation in our Parsha. At the onset, Jacob is a 77-year-old penniless bachelor fleeing from his brother Esau’s wrath. When the Pasha concludes, Jacob is at the helm of a veritable empire. He has 12 children with his four wives, is enormously wealthy, and is heading back to encounter Esau’s rage. […]
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    50 min
  • Parshas Vayeitzei (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Vayeitzei (Rebroadcast)
    Nov 23 2025
    Parshas Vayeitzei follows Jacob as he is fleeing from his murderous brother Esau and travels to Charan to the house of Laban, his wily and deceptive uncle, and marries multiple wives and fathers 12 children. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Toldos – Infertile Crescent

    Toldos – Infertile Crescent
    Nov 20 2025
    Why were the patriarchs and matriarchs infertile? Why did Isaac favor Esau? Why did Isaac require delicacies to bless Esau? Why does the Torah offer an extended narrative of Isaac and wells – digging wells, wrestling with wells that got plugged up, quarreling over wells, naming cities after wells? Why does anti-Semitism exist? These are […]
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    59 min
  • Toldos – Smoking Camels (5784)

    Toldos – Smoking Camels (5784)
    Nov 18 2025
    Two very different boys are born in this week’s Parsha. Esau, the older one, is ruddy and hairy and looking for trouble. Jacob, the younger one, is wholesome and righteous. The beginning of our Parsha describe the unusual events surrounding the conception and birth of these two boys. When we read it on a superficial […]
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    59 min