Yoram Dahan
Parashat Vayeitzei וַיֵּצֵא
Yaakov is forced to leave his parents' house in the city of Be’er Shevea ("באר שבע"), and go towards Rivkah’s wicked brother, Lavan’s house in Charan ("חרן"). The name Charan means anger, alluding to...
Parashat Toldot תּוֹלְדוֹת
The first verse in our Parasha emphasizes “these are the offspring of Yitzchak (“יצחק”) the son of Avraham (“אברהם”); both names appears twice. The Zohar says that Avraham gave life to Yitzchak twice, once...
Parashat Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
Our Parasha speaks about Sarah’s life as she was our first mother along with our holy Forefathers. The first word in our Parasha is “VaYehiyu” (“ויהיו” - and her years were…); the numerical value...
Parashat Vayeira וַיֵּרָא
The Torah writes in our first verse “HaShem appears to him” without mentioning the name Avraham (“אברהם”), to teach us that HaShem frequented him (visited Avraham) many times, starting at the age of three....