Polonius, in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is presented as sincere (the sincerity of the shallow), but also as an insufferably garrulous and “tedious old fool.” The character of Polonius is the one who says ...

As Jacob leaves his parents’ home at the behest of his mother, Rebecca, the Torah declares that Rebecca was the mother of both Jacob and Esau (Genesis 28:5). At first blush, this seems to be an ...

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The literal translation of this week’s parsha, Toldot, is “generations.” It is, therefore, not surprising that the stories in this week’s parsha can teach us valuable lessons for the generations. The ...