Vayeishev

In this week’s parsha, Tamar disguises herself and seduces her father in law, Yehuda. Upon hearing that Tamar is pregnant, Yehuda orders her executed for harlotry. When she produces proof, he publicly admits that he is the father: וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוּדָה לֵאמֹר זָנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵף׃…

In his sefer Hachsharas HaAvreichim, the Piacezner Rebbe Hy”d teaches that one of the primary revelations of the Baal Shem Tov and his students was the idea that while the reality in which we live contains both lifeless physical vessels and the spiritual light which grants life and vitality, this is only one level of…

“And a man found him, and he was wandering aimlessly in the field. And the man asked him, “What is it you seek?” In the beginning of this week’s parsha, Yosef encounters a man in the field who points him in the way of Dosan, where his brothers are pasturing. The three pesukim which describe…