All posts by Aaron Sull
Living with the Times
Living with the Times That’s precisely what we want from the weekly portion- to live with it and allow
Fifth & Sixth
The Anomaly After the Matriarch Leah gave birth to four sons, she experienced a child-bearing hiatus. Jacob then married
Positive Struggle
Untold stories abound within Jewish tradition. As we read through the Torah we find gaps in the text that
Is There Such a Thing as A Jewish Angel?
On Sunday, I will be visiting St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral to answer this very question. Outside of “do Jews
Strengths & Weaknesses
“Yaakov departed from Be’er Sheva and went toward Charan. He came to the place (Mount Moriah) and he spent
Upgrade Our Judaism
In the beginning of Parshas Toldos the Torah tells us about Eisav selling his first-born rights to his younger
Choose Goodness and Unity
Happy Sigd to you all! If you haven’t heard of this day, it’s probably because you’re not an Ethiopian Jew.
A Changed World
The Ruse When Rebecca asked her son Jacob to appropriate the first-born blessings that his father Isaac intended for Esau,
Opportunities for Harmony
With Thanksgiving upon us, many of us will gather with family or friends, or aim for some quiet time
All Pronouns Welcome
This week in our Torah portion, Toldot, we return to the saga of Jacob and Esau once again –