Dear Parents,

When the angel of Eisav saw that he couldn’t beat Yaakov, he dislocated Yaakov’s thigh. The Seforno explains this on a deeper level; the angel was trying to break Yaakov’s deep attachment to Hashem but was unsuccessful. Instead, he showed Yaakov how in his future, the ones who lead his descendants (...

Dear Parents,

When Yaakov goes to Yitzchok to get the blessings in this week's parsha, Yaakov is disguised in the clothing of Eisav. Yitzchok smells the garments of Eisav and blesses Yaakov. The Midrash notes that goat skins, which Yaakov was wearing, have a malodorous scent. In that case, what did Yitzchok smell that...

Dear Parents,

In this week’s Parsha, Eliezer is charged with the job of finding a wife for Yitzchok, preferably one from the family of Avraham. Upon arriving in Aram Naharaim, Eliezer devises a singular test: whichever young lady agrees to feed him and his camels water will be a suitable wife for Yitzchok. This girl will have shown that...

Dear Parents,

When Avraham views three guests approaching him through the scorching hot desert, he displays a superlative level of chesed, loving kindness. He runs to greet them, bows down, and begs them to come to his abode. Once there, he waits on them, serves them the greatest delicacies, and dashes about to make sure that...