The Parsha Discussion: Toldot — Middle-Child Syndrome?

Introduction

The Parsha Discussion is a new project that was set up by Pardes faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel. It is a weekly parsha sheet that is designed to stimulate a discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers, based around the parsha.

Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Toldot – Middle-Child Syndrome?

Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.