Yosef and the Dreams of Zion
Our parsha revolves around dreams. It opens with a young Yosef dreaming about things that were beyond the family’s immediate…
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Jerusalem: The Dew of the World
Torah sources highlight the uniqueness of dew as a sui-generis form of blessing. There are two primary qualities of dew’s…
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For the Love of Zion
The end of our parsha focuses on the request of the tribes of Reuven and Gad to stay on the…
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Seeing the Good of Jerusalem
In the beginning of one of his attempted curses, Bilam refers to himself as setum ha-ayin. The word setum is…
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The Song of Zion
This Shabbat is known as “Shabbat Shirah” or the Shabbat of Song, due to the fact that our parsha records…
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Trusting G-D in Jerusalem
In this week’s parsha, Moshe heroically protects his Jewish brother by killing the cruel Egyptian overlord. To protect his standing…
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The City and the Field
This week’s parsha delineates the blessings and curses that the Jewish people will receive based on their loyalty to God.…
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Freeing Jerusalem
This week’s parsha is brimming with case studies in monetary law. The Torah discusses the laws of damages, deposits, loans…
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Avraham Amongst the Mourners of Zion
After Sarah’s death, the Torah tells us that “Abraham came to eulogize Sarah and to bewail her.” Where was Avraham…
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