Conspicuous Consumption by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Finally, Moshe receives the news for which he has waited. “One last affliction shall I bring upon […]

Belated Introductions by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: When Moshe’s birth was chronicled in Parshat Shmot, the text deliberately omitted any description of his lineage, […]

A Blueprint for Persecution by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: The Israelites, initially welcomed to Egypt at the end of the patriarchal era, experience a […]

Menashe and Ephraim: Tying up Loose Ends by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Upon hearing that Yaakov has fallen ill, Yosef gathers his sons, Menashe […]

Why Didn’t Yosef “Phone Home”? by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: After thirteen years of slavery, Yosef experiences a dramatic transformation when he interprets Pharaoh’s […]

We recently issued a press release about our new book, Hilchot Tefilla: A Comprehensive Guide to the Laws of Daily Prayer by Rabbi David Brofsky (press release, book). Below is […]

Yaakov’s Second Dream by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Hidden in the shadow of Yaakov’s dramatic dream at Beit E-l is a second dream, experienced […]

R. Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text, on Parshat Noach for OU’s Take 5 for Torah series:

Why Go Back? by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: As Avraham’s life draws near its end, he turns to his trusted servant (identified by the […]

Lot’s Frightening Journey by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: One of the strangest and most disturbing episodes in the entire Torah is recorded immediately before […]