Avital Hochstein on Hadar's podcast, Ta Shma

Yosef teaches us that relationships require exposure.

Ya'akov wrestles with God and himself.

Or: the Hanukkah candles' criticism of Particularism and Universalism

Yaakov chooses to encounter God through prayer and allows prayer to set the frame for meaning. Yaakov could have "just stumbled upon a place," but instead he meaningfully encounters the Makom, the Omnipresent

Aging is what enables the shift from past to present and from present to future; it is what enables the continuity of change and development.

Hagar teaches us that vision has tremendous power in relationships.

Parashat Bereishit raises fundamental questions about the nature, characteristics, and essence of humanity’s existence.

No halakha can be introduced by prophecy, but the tools of Torah study are granted as ways of learning new halakhot throughout the ages

On the Audible Silence in the Parasha

Living in response to what comes forth from God’s mouth creates a reality of independence and maturity

The exclusivity of the relationship with God and an understanding of the ramifications of betrayal, the possibility of teshuvah and the ability to hold those who sin and make mistakes