Genesis 44:18-47:27 - Yosef and Priests by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen When Pharaoh accepted Yosef’s interpretation of his dreams, Yosef was given...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen As we come to the end of Chanukah, apart from the heroics, there is another side to the Hasmoneans I am not...

Genesis 41-44:17 - Was Joseph Fair? by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen There are two conundrums in the week’s reading. The great Spanish commentator...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen For some, Chanukah is just a Jewish answer to Xmas. But why do we make such a fuss of it? Isn’t it just glorifying...

Genes Chapter 37 to 40:23 - Favoritism by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen “And Israel loved Yosef more than his other sons because he (Yosef) was born...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We live at a time when discipline is regarded as a bad word and a destructive educational policy. Such an idea is...

Genesis 32.4 - 37 Bad Company , by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Jacob fled the corrosive atmosphere in Laban’s house. But secretly his beloved...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I love to get feedback. Even when it is critical. Given the range of human opinions that’s hardly surprising. But...

Genesis 29.10- 31.43 - Angels by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Angels figure prominently in Jacob’s life. As he runs away from Esau, he sleeps and...