Rivkah Didn’t Want to Deceive Her Husband, She Just Wanted Jacob to Display Another Side • By Rabbi YY Jacobson, TheYeshivah.Net • Full Article

Abraham’s Search for Truth Was Also Part of Truth: The Torah relates in this week’s portion, Vayeira: Now Abraham and Sarah were old, coming on in days. In the following portion the Torah says again: “And Abraham was old, coming on in days. What do these words mean? If the meaning was simply that Abraham and Sarah grew old, it could have just said: Abraham and Sarah were old (“zekeinim”). Why the need for the extra words “baim bayamim,” “coming on in days?” • By Rabbi YY Jacobson • Full Article

Nachmanides raises a fascinating question about the opening of this week’s portion, Lech Lecha. What happened to the bio? The Tanach constantly introduces us to new characters assuming different roles, and fulfilling different tasks. Before we begin to hear their story, we are told a few words about their background to give us context, allowing us to understand why they were chosen for the role. • Full Article

By Rabbi YY Jacobson, TheYeshiva.net: The Historical and Psychological Meaning of Ezekiel’s Vision • The haftorah of this coming Shabbos, Chol Hamoed Pesach, is one of the most poignant prophecies in the Tanach—the first fourteen verses of the 37th chapter of Ezekiel, known as the vision of “the dry bones.” • Full Article

By Rabbi YY Jacobson, TheYeshiva.net: The Torah portion of Tazria, in the book of Leviticus, discusses the laws of tzaraat, an unusual illness, identified by a white patch appearing on the skin of a person, that was symptomatic of a profound emotional and spiritual blemish within this individual • Full Article