Eretz Yisrael as God’s Designated Inheritance: Rashi’s Foundational Insight on Bereshit
- Emor Project
- The Land of Israel as the Inheritance of the Jewish People: A Principle Rooted in Our Torah
Living with the Parasha
Parashat Noah: Holiness, and the Journey Toward Redemption – Insights from Aderet Eliyahu
- Chacham Yosef Hayim - The Ben Ish Chay
- Noah's story marks humanity's mission for holiness and refinement, laying a foundation for a world aligned with Hashem’s presence.
Parashat Vayera: The Akeida: A Hero’s Journey
- Schneider, Sarah Yehudit
- "When I told you take your son I didn’t say to slaughter him, only to raise him up onto the altar. You have raised him up, now take him down.” - Bereshit Rabbah 56:8
Parashat Lech Lecha: A Short Thought By Rav Asher Weiss Shlit”a (5785)
- Weiss, Rabbi Asher
- We might expect Avraham to have a utopian life filled with bracha (blessing), a life of wealth and good health, as he deserved it. But that was not to be.
Lech Lecha: Abraham as the Forerunner of Spiritual Refinement, Laying the Path of Alignment with Hashem’s Will and Overcoming the Forces of Impurity
- Kalazan, Rabbi Yinon
- Abraham lays the foundation for the path of Tikkun (spiritual rectification) that the Jewish people will later continue.