Why 2018? Ask Jacob!

In Torah portion, Vayetzei, Jacob weds two wives. The Arizal explains that while Jacob coupled with Rachel, it was Israel (Jacob’s second appellation) who coupled with Leah, with important consequences for us today. Every story in the Bible has a key hidden...

A Hidden Message Awaits Within.

Part III of IV This week’s portion was parsha Toldot, about the birth and conflict of Jacob and Esau, beginning with G-d’s Covenant with Isaac in Padan Aram and ending with 40-year-old Jacob in Padan Aram, looking for a wife.  Padan Aram, the home of...