Praying for the Unknown by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Yakov felt a special commonality with his son, Yosef. In this week’s parsha, he grants Yosef a special portion, the city of Shechem. Yakov declares, “I grant you a portion more than the others, a portion which I acquired through my prayers.” Why does Yakov take credit more »

Who has the Band-Aids? by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Our father Yakov shared his final words with his children. As he addressed the first three of the brothers he was full of rebuke. He told Reuvein, Shimon, and Levi, of significant events where they had acted wrongly. When it was time for Yehudah, the fourth brother, more »