בְּשַׁלַּח The “snake oil salesman” is another of those characters to whom writers and performers have turned for an endless source of entertainment. Perhaps he
בֹּא Is there anything more ridiculous among beasts of burden than a donkey? They are hardly the picture of a noble animal. On the contrary,
Of all the pharaohs who ruled Egypt over the course of ancient history, only one had the dubious honor of facing Moses in a contest
וַיֵּרָא One of those cultural icons of the post-modern era is Gary Larson’s cartoon series, The Far Side. Larson retired the series in 1995 after
שְׁמוֹת No one remembers the kings of Arnor. Why should they? After all, they existed only in the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien. Yet if they
וַיְחִי The timeless appeal of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is in its depiction of selfless love. Cyrano’s bigger-than-life character captures our attention instantly. How
וַיִּגַּשׁ It has been more than 500 years since Christopher Columbus mistakenly identified the indigenous peoples of the Americas as “Indians”, and yet that name
מִקֵּץ There are occasions when a story so compelling meets with a portrayal so moving and produces an effect so profound that it leaves the
וַיֵּשֶׁב Everyone knows about Joseph and his fancy coat. He was the one with the dreams of greatness about how his brothers and his parents
וַיִּשְׁלַח There was a time I wrestled with God. The wrestling match began in my teenage years, when I detected certain inconsistencies in the instruction