Bible

No one ever told Jacob that his son Joseph was still alive.

Overcoming your name.

Jacob's reaction to Dinah's rape is puzzling and disturbing.

Being forced to flee from his home, Jacob had little food and personal security.

The deaths of Abraham and Sarah.

Hagar and Ishmael are cast away at Sarah's behest.

Sarai is just one example of the biblical stigma of not being able to conceive.

What were the sins committed that caused the flood?

The song-poem in this Torah portion shows that words do more than narrate and describe.

The powerful lessons of hakhel and shmita.

The importance of a holistic approach to halacha (Jewish law).

Both are about righting the wrongs that are all too pervasive in our world.