When G-d asks Avraham to sacrifice his son, he does not ask questions. Tanach tells us that G-d puts him to the test, calling out his name and Avraham answering הנני, ‘here I am’ (Gen.

Parashah of the week: Vayera “Early next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He placed them over her shoulder, together with the child, and sent her away ...

The greatest impact following this year’s presidential election will not be decided by whether or not our candidate wins. Rather, history will be made by how we respond as Americans once a final ...

The parshah open with Avraham Avinu seeking to invite pagan guests – “for no others could Avraham expect” – to his tent after having had his bris milah. In other words, his very first act ...

5:32 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Sabbath Ends: 6:32 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Sabbath Ends Rabbenu Tam: 7:01 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Weekly Reading: Vayera Weekly Haftara: Ve’isha Achas (II ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The word וְיֵרָ֥א “VAYERA” is uncommon, appearing only 13 times in the Torah and always, with but one exception (Bereishit/Genesis ...

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Lot does not seem to be a very nice person. His uncle (and brother-in-law) Abraham takes him under his wing when Lot’s father died, and they reach Canaan. Together they are forced by famine to go down ...

Like a comforting roadside promise of “gas, food, lodging,” Abraham’s tamarisk is a reliable signpost in Vayera, a chaotic series of narratives in which, at every turn of the text, hospitality (or the ...