Torah Studies 5785
Class 7: Parshat Vayishlach
Broaden Your Horizons
What an Ancient Sage’s Travels Teach about Exploring New Ideas
With Rabbi Ari Sollish
Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Rabbi Akiva, one of the greatest sages, was also an explorer. Learn why this pious scholar traveled to learn about other cultures and what it teaches us about embracing new ideas.

Torah Studies 5785 - 7 - Vayishlach: Broaden Your Horizons | Rabbi Ari Sollish

Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, exploring Jewish ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

You can find both the video and the full written article on Vayeshev available to watch, read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayeshev/what-is-the-theme-of-the-stories-of-genesis/

A new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vayeshev/what-is-the-theme-of-the-stories-of-genesis/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2010.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

What is the theme of the stories of Genesis? (Vayeshev, Covenant & Conversation)

Torah Studies 5785
Class 8: Parshat Vayeishev
Keep Climbing
Trajectory Is All That Matters
With Rabbi Ari Sollish
Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Who builds a city on a mountain slope? An ancient Mesopotamian city captures a key Jewish tenet: two people can be on the same slope but moving in different directions. The lesson? Always aim for the upward trajectory.

Torah Studies 5785 - 8 - Vayeishev: Keep Climbing | Rabbi Ari Sollish

Torah Studies 5785
Class 9: Parshat Vayigash
When You’re in Pain, Start Yelling
Standing Up for Your Beliefs
With Rabbi Ari Sollish
Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, January 1, 2025

When Joseph, still in disguise, threatens to keep Benjamin, Judah steps up and throws a tantrum. What happened to diplomacy? Discover the importance of standing up for what you believe in.

Torah Studies 5785 - 9 - Vayigash: When You’re in Pain, Start Yelling | Rabbi Ari Sollish

Torah Studies 5785
Class 10: Parshat Vayechi
You Can Clean Up Your Own Mess
No Mistake Is Too Great to Fix
With Rabbi Ari Sollish
Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025

The Jewish people have faced many challenges, some self-inflicted, yet we’ve always persevered. Jacob’s parting blessing to his son Benjamin teaches that no challenge is insurmountable.

Torah Studies 5785 - 10 - Vayechi: You Can Clean Up Your Own Mess | Rabbi Ari Sollish

In Parshat Bereishit, Adam and Chava are driven from the Garden of Eden, and Hashem places the Lahat HaCherev HaMit’hapechet—the revolving sword—to guard the way to the Tree of Life. This sword symbolizes the Chamber of Exchanges, where truth and falsehood are constantly swapped. The greatest test of life is not open rebellion, but being deceived by distortion—seeing darkness as light and falsehood as truth. The only way to pass through this sword is through emunah and simcha. When we face confusion with faith and joy, rather than intellectual struggle, we cut through illusion and draw close to the Tree of Life. Through Torah, clarity, and happiness, we overcome the world’s deception and rediscover Hashem’s light hidden within creation.

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Parshat Bereishit - Dealing With the Revolving Sword

Torah Studies 5786
Class 3: Parashat Vayeira
Not My Thing? Not the Point.
Stepping Out of Character When the Moment Demands It
Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Avraham was the embodiment of kindness, so why did he confront G-d with harshness? Because when a soul is on a mission, comfort doesn’t matter. This class challenges us to rethink what real service looks like, and how far we’re willing to go for it.

Torah Studies 5786 - 3 - Vayeira: Not My Thing? Not the Point | Rabbi Ari Sollish

Welcome to the Covenant & Conversation series, Rabbi Sacks’ commentary pieces on the weekly Torah portion, exploring ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

This audio on Toldot was recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2014. Follow along here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/toldot/jacob-right-take-esaus-blessing/

You can also and download this week's featured essay, and all translations, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/toldot/between-prophecy-oracle/

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/toldot/between-prophecy-oracle/
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For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

Was Jacob Right To Take Esau's Blessing? (Rabbi Sacks on Toldot)

Torah Studies 5786
Class 4: Parashat Chayei Sarah
Buy Local, Reach Global
Judaism Isn’t Just for Jews
Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Judaism was always meant to be a global force for good, and why even the Torah’s most private miracles were world events.

Torah Studies 5786 - 4 - Chayei Sarah: Buy Local, Reach Global | Rabbi Ari Sollish

Torah Studies 5786
Class 6: Parashat Vayeitzei
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Finding G-d’s Purpose in Your Detours
Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Life doesn’t always go according to plan—but what if that was the plan? Discover how Yaakov’s journey shows that every twist in the road is Divinely charted, and every challenge holds a spark waiting for you to uncover.

Torah Studies 5786 - 6 - Vayeitzei: Wherever You Go, There You Are | Rabbi Ari Sollish

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Follow the audio shiurim, lectures and speeches of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, global religious leader, philosopher, author of over 30 books and moral voice for our time. Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth between September 1991 and September 2013. A full biography - together with an extensive online archive of Rabbi Sacks' work - is available at www.rabbisacks.org or you can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @rabbisacks.

New tracks tagged #bereishit