by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 18, 2021 | Lifeline
Jacob was traveling with his family to meet his brother Eisav (Esau) whom he had not seen for many years. Along the journey they passed over the Yabok river. After sending the family across, along with all the possessions, Jacob found himself alone. Why didn’t...
by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 5, 2021 | Lifeline
Isaac summoned Esau to give him the blessings of the birthright, blessing of success and prosperity, before his passing. Jacob, who had already purchased the birthright from Esau many years prior, was guided by his mother Rebecca to disguise himself as Esau, and he...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 28, 2021 | Lifeline
Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, embarked on his mission to the land of Haran and the house of Besuel to find a wife for his master’s beloved son, Isaac. As kindness to others was the hallmark of Abraham’s life, Eliezer hoped to find a young woman who...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 21, 2021 | Lifeline
Abraham’s two children, Yitzchak (Isaac) and Yishmael (Ishmael), were at first raised in the same household. Abraham and Sarah had been miraculously blessed with Yitzchok, their first and only child, while Yishmael was born to Abraham and Hagar, Sarah’s...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 14, 2021 | Lifeline
Our reading this week begins, “And G-d said to Avram, go for yourself, from your land, and from your birthplace, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you” [Gen. 12:1] Rav Shamson Raphael Hirsch explains that this is in no way repetitive....
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 7, 2021 | Lifeline
Last week’s Torah portion described the degradation of mankind leading up to the flood (the Mabul) — “G-d saw that the evil of man was great in the land, and all thoughts of his heart were only evil, all the time (Genesis 6:5).” G-d decided to erase...
