Category Archives: Jacob

ETERNAL WRESTLING MATCH by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Baruch

          This week’s Torah section, Vayishlakh, includes a famous struggle.  Genesis 32 recounts how Jacob, expecting to encounter his vengeful brother Esau, sets up a camp for his 4 wives and 11 children on the safe … Continue reading →

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WHO IS A ZIONIST? By Rabbi Baruch Cohon

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Baruch

          An old comic definition of a Zionist went like this: “A Zionist is a Jew who collects money from another Jew so that a third Jew can move to Jerusalem.”  No politics, just charity.           When my oldest … Continue reading →

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