When naming a child, parents are often faced with a great deal of outside pressure. Family, friends, co-workers--everybody has an opinion. Stressed-out parents should feel some relief…
On the morning after Jacob was to marry Rachel, he woke to find that his new bride was actually Rachel’s older sister Leah. The Midrash records that Jacob said to Leah: “Deceiver,…
"P'roo Ur'voo--Jewish Attitudes Towards Procreation"
Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
For some parents, the greatest gift in life is having children. For other parents, the greatest challenge, is…
"Leah, the Fourth Matriarch"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
In parashat Vayeitzei, Jacob leaves Beersheba, fleeing from his brother Esau who threatened to murder him. Upon his arrival at the…
"The Seduction of Joseph"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this week's parasha, parashat Vayeishev, Joseph is brought down to Egypt and sold by the Ishmaelites to Potiphar, one of…
"The Role of Mother Rachel in Jewish History"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
In this coming week's parasha, parashat Vayeitzei, we encounter Jacob as he is fleeing from Canaan, the home of his…
"The Command"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this coming week's parasha, parashat Tzav, the Al-mighty says to Moses (Leviticus 6:2): "Tzav et Aharon v'et bah'nahv lay'mor: Zoht toh'raht…
