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Nearly every foreign land that Jews have settled in throughout history was initially a safe refuge or land of opportunity. And in almost every instance, our false sense of security was shattered.

Steven Gotlib is a rabbinic student at Yeshiva University. This week’s Torah portion- Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27)- features the dramatic scene in which Joseph reveals his real identity to his ...

Dedicated to the memory of Shuvi Malchut Ben Yaakov z"l of Gush Etzion who on Tuesday succumbed to injuries sustained whille a passenger in a fatal car crash and to all the fallen in the Swords of ...

In each moment, we are the deciders of our fate, wielding the power of choice. Yet, often when reflecting on the past, we see our lives as if they were composed by a brilliant author, chance and luck ...

This week’s Parshah concludes the emotional saga of Yosef and his brothers, and Yosef’s reuniting with his father [Yaakov] poignantly captures the love and devotion that they felt for each other. Just ...

Rabbi Zvi Romm. is the rabbi of the historic Bialystoker Synagogue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the Administrator of the RCA-affiliated Manhattan Beth Din for Conversions, and an Instructor of ...

What makes Joseph so keen on settling his family in a suburb of Egypt, in a place called Goshen (Genesis 46:31–34)? Isaac Arama suggests that Goshen was not a special place. As with many attractive ...

The spiritual existence of the Jewish people demands effort from us, and we must not settle for a physical existence devoid of spiritual significance. The parasha Vayigash concludes the saga of the ...

When confronting his brother Joseph, viceroy of Egypt, all Judah had at his disposal were words. Let us examine how he intentionally used them. Four weeks ago, in parashat Vayetze, we read about the ...