This week's Torah portion (Vayechi) tells the story of Jacob's final conversation with his children. In astonishing candidness, moving prose, and profound vision, Jacob speaks to each of his sons ...

Abraham. The first Jew, the O.G. Abraham Avinu was the original Hebrew (“Ivri”). Avraham Avinu blazed the path for each of us to connect to G-d in our own way. In many ways, he is like Classic Coke – ...

Jacob “examine[s]” the tunic and sees the blood, and so believes his beloved Joseph has been killed by wild animals. Chapter 38 Another interlude of disturbing sexual politics. Judah marries a ...

They sought to develop and cultivate the unique heritage of Israel. Thus it was Judah whom Jacob picked to establish an academy of Torah study in Goshen. Furthermore, the Midrash credits Judah ...

He successfully conveys the pain that Jacob would endure with the loss of his second son by Rachel, and his love of his father and brother are clear. From early in the story, Judah showed ...

Whereas Isaac mistakenly preferred Esau and Jacob preferred Joseph, the Torah likes Judah, as do most Jews and some Christians today. While many people criticize God for not helping them ...

Answer: Jacob prophetically blessed each of his 12 sons. Since Judah possessed the necessary qualities to lead his brothers, Jacob blessed him with the words (49:8-10), “The scepter shall not ...

He then married a local Canaanite girl, a relationship viewed with deep antipathy by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Then Judah’s first two sons died in quick succession, and he refused to give Tamar ...

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When Jacob’s sons — including Judah — sell their brother Joseph, the heir apparent, into Egyptian slavery, they are reneging on their primary responsibility to maintain family unity.

Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Jacob Judah Reporting from London The Jaguar, a tanker the length of nearly five Olympic-size swimming ...

Koren Danielle McCaffrey and Jacob Judah Waldman are to be married Sunday at Newman University Church Our Lady Seat of Wisdom in Dublin. The Rev. Hugh Kavanagh, a Roman Catholic priest ...