by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields This Shabbat, with the reading of Parashat Vayechi, we conclude the book of Genesis, Sefer Bereshit. When we conclude a book of the Torah, it is customary...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Our Torah Reading, Parashat Vayigash, shows Joseph face to face with his brothers. No matter how many times one reads this story, we may still hold our breath...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Joseph is the classic rags to riches story – although he did not start with rags. Joseph was the favorite son of his father Jacob; he was wrapped in the coat of many colors,...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields In Parashat Vayeshev, we read about Joseph’s dreams. It is a wonderful Torah reading – which even has its own Broadway show and soundtrack. One might wonder – was...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields In this week’s Torah reading, Parashat Vayishlach, Jacob prepares to meet his brother Esau, who he ran away from, fearing that Esau would kill him because Jacob...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields In this week’s Torah reading, Parashat Vayetzei, Jacob has a dream, where angels are ascending and descending on a ladder towards heaven. God promises him that...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parents playing favorites is something that many try to avoid, but sometimes does happen. Sometimes one child is more similar to a parent, and that can either cause a greater...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields It always seems surprising that the name of this week’s Torah reading is Parashat Chayyei Sarah, the life of Sarah, and our matriarch Sarah is actually deceased. The...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields We begin Parashat Vayera with Abraham greeting his three visitors, while he is recuperating from his brit milah, circumcision, at the age of 99. Sarah...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Some of us were born with a sense of direction and some of us, even with the incredible invention of a GPS, still get lost, even if they have been to the destination before....
