In this week’s Parsha, Parshat VaYichi, Jacob blesses his grandsons before he dies. Part of his blessing includes this passage: “The Angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the lads. In them may my name be recalled, and the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, and may they become teeming multitudes upon the earth.”
Congratulations to Paula Speicher, winner of the Zoku Iced Coffee Maker! We’ve teamed up with our friends at The Peppermill for our latest Chanuka giveaway! We’re giving away one Zoku Instant Iced Coffee Maker.
Five years ago when we were just starting out, we decided to make a video on how to make olive oil. We made it (badly) and posted it on the site and on YouTube. Hilariously, it has over 113,000 hits. Enjoy!
Another great Maccabeats hit, just in time for Chanuka!
The year we discovered this recipe, I made latkes every single night of Chanukah.
This great Chanuka season we’ve partnered with The Olive Tree USA to give two lucky winners one bottle each of Organic Virgin Olive Oil!
In this week’s Torah reading, stones are prominently featured.
This week’s Parsha begins with Yaakov leaving Canaan and heading for Charan. The night before he enters Charan, Yaakov has a dream where he sees a ladder stretching up to the sky with angels going up and down the ladder.
For $18, premium subscribers will get TEN Parsha questions delivered to their inbox each Friday for a year! Our new format is colorful, vibrant and exciting! Each week we offer up TEN questions to bring to your Shabbat table. Don’t worry we include the answers and where to find the answer in the Parsha.
This is a great resource to bring to your classroom or your Shabbat table!
In this week’s parsha, Parshat Toldot, we meet Isaac and Rebecca’s sons, Esau and Jacob. Although they are twin brothers, they are very different both internally and externally. According to Genesis 25:27, “Esau was a man who understood hunting, a man of the field, whereas Jacob was an pure man, dwelling in tents.”
