by Mordechai Dixler | Dec 9, 2022 | Lifeline
Our parsha begins with Jacob’s return to the Land of Israel. Though he had left penniless, after his years with Laban he now had wives, a large family, and extensive property. And now that he was returning to his home, all that he had was at risk. Thirty-four...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Dec 2, 2022 | Lifeline
This week’s reading provides what seems, in an initial, superficial view, to be a romantic account. When Yaakov (Jacob) sees Rachel, he gains superhuman strength, single-handedly rolling away the cover of a well, a stone that ordinarily took a team of shepherds...
by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 24, 2022 | Lifeline
Esau was tired, returning from a day in the field, and he saw his brother Jacob cooking lentils. “Feed me some of this, the red, this red, for I’m exhausted,” he said. “This is why his name is Edom – Red.” (Genesis 25:30) Esau was...
by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 11, 2022 | Lifeline
We are keenly aware of many levels of communication and connection with others. Broadly speaking, the closest level of connection, of course, is when we converse face-to-face. But we can also communicate via video, on the phone, and through the written word. I’m...
by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 3, 2022 | Lifeline
What does G-d have in store for me next? This question must plague the mind of most of us from time to time, and it was likely the question on the mind of our Patriarch, Abraham. After moving with his family and his father to the land of Charan, Abraham is told to...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 27, 2022 | Lifeline
The story of Noah and the great flood actually began at the end of last week’s Torah portion. That is when G-d determined that the moral corruption of man had reached terminal levels. His decision was to erase all of mankind, indeed the whole world, and start...
