Humans are the sole creatures that possess free will. Humans can choose what they will do and into which ventures they will place their energy. This week’s Torah portion, Vayeitze, offers insight into the consequences of harnessing this singular quality.
This week’s parsha begins with a redundant statement. The Torah says Yitzchak the son of Abraham and then repeats the fact. Why does the Torah need to double up like this?
While other religions were initiated solely by men, Judaism’s founders were the dynamic husband and wife team of Avraham and Sarah.
This week’s Torah portion, Vayera, opens with Hashem demonstrating the mitzvah of visiting the sick when he attends Avraham as he recuperates from his brit milah.
In this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, we are introduced to the personality and philosophy of our patriarch, Avraham Avinu. Although he was a great teacher and had many followers, he is not known as “Avraham our teacher.” Instead, he is known to us as the model of true חסד, acts of loving kindness. The knowledge of God attained in his quest for truth changed the internal direction of his soul.
This week’s parsha, parshat Noach, reads like one of the great novels of all time, only this story is true. Noach is the man who literally saved the world.
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