Parasha

It’s important to teach your children the importance of saving. I think that teens should have a bank account. They can learn how compound interest works.

King David’s final words are not a farewell. They are a summons. A summons to responsibility, to faith and to moral resolve.

What Joseph teaches Israeli society today

Experiences that could refine us and mature us are processed too quickly to leave a lasting imprint. Instead of being transformed by life, we merely skim it.

A significant expression of their differing worldviews appears in their attitudes toward wealth – a perspective that influences all aspects of life.

If Israel, like Jacob, holds fast to its mission – even in exile, even in danger, even in darkness – then the promise of Hosea still stands.

If the parasha is a saga of inheritance, of blessings fought over and destinies forged, then the haftarah is its echo, reminding us that a spiritual legacy must not merely be received, but upheld.

Politics, the haftarah reminds us, is not inherently corrupt. It becomes corrupt when it forgets that leadership is service, not self-promotion.

Until our people are gathered and the land is restored, we remain wanderers yearning for wholeness.

Sarah’s greatest achievement was her ability to live calmly and serenely