The Bible seems to be littered with tales of
the misdeeds of the righteous. Is it naïve to ignore these stories? Do we need
to reconsider our role models? How can we interpret these stories truthfully but
in a way that confirms the holiness of our heroes?

The Biblical account of the destruction of Sedom raises many
questions. Amongst them: Why does the Torah imply that the angels defied G-d’s wishes by acting independently? Did Lot in fact direct his prayers to the angels? Was
his defense of the inhabitants of Tzoar that much better than Avraham’s
arguments to spare Sedom?

How could a father be so willing to kill his son? Did Avraham fail to ask for divine mercy for Yitschak? And why is Avraham, not Yitschak, the celebrated hero of Akeidat Yitschak?

Why
is Yosef referred to as HaTzadik? Didn’t he slander his brothers? A
new look at the saga of sibling rivalry and forgiveness.

לאחרי כי יוסף התיישב במצרים, מדוע הוא אכן בחר שלא להודיע לאביו על דבר היותו חי וקיים? ליקוט תשובות מפרד״ס התורה.