Parshat Hashavua for Parshat Vayeishev 5781 – Can a Parent Have a Favorite Child?
This week’s lesson is with Rabbi Reuven Spolter In a recent episode of the Crown, Margaret Thatcher mentions that he son is her favorite child. This raises the challenging question of whether parents can or should have favorites. In Parashat Vayeishev, the Torah tells us that Yaakov preferred Yosef, leading to disastrous results. Does this […]
Parshat Hashavua for Parshat Toldot 5781
This week’s lesson is with Rabbi Reuven Spolter In our parashah, Yaakov is faced with the challenge that if he follows his mother’s instructions, he has to lie to his father. What do you do when you cannot tell the truth? In this Kitah lesson, we see how Rashi explains what Yaakov tried to do […]