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Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43 This week’s parsha contains a troubling story. I had been taught that it so bothered the rabbis that the tradition was to read the disturbing part straight through...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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Vayetze, Genesis 28:10-32:3 Jake was fired from his job this week. After 18 months of investment and work with the new company, and moving across the country with his family, it turned out that ...
Nov 14, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9 “Hafokh ba, v’hafokh ba,” our sages teach us — turn it, and turn it again, for all is in our Torah. More than the ritual laws and ethical precepts that form the basis o...
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Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9 “Hafokh ba, v’hafokh ba,” our sages teach us — turn it, and turn it again, for all is in our Torah. More than the ritual laws and ethical precepts that form the basis o...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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Chayei Sara, Genesis 23:1-25:18
This Torah portion is called Chayei Sara for good reason. Even though the very first verse reports the death of our mother, Sara, it says that she lived , m...
Nov 01, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Vayera, Genesis 18:1-22:24 Imagine the urgency with which Abraham greeted his guests. As soon as he saw them coming he ran to greet them. Once he welcomed them and offered them something to eat...
Oct 25, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Lech Lecha, Genesis 12:1-17:27 The story of our biblical ancestors Abraham and Sarah is one of great courage and profound change. Their journey — our journey — begins with God’s invitation to th...
Oct 17, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Noach, Genesis 6:9–11:32 “This is Noah’s chronicle. Noah was a righteous man; in his generation, he was above reproach; Noah walked with God” Genesis 6:9 The Rabbis have long debated this verse...
Oct 17, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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Bereshit, Genesis 1:1 –6:8 “When God began to create heaven and earth….” We return once again to repeat our cycle of Torah. Torah and its many commentaries assure us that God and humans are in a ...
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Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot “You cannot see My face, for no one shall see Me and live.” This declaration is as emphatic as any in the Torah. God issues it in response to Moses’ plea, “Oh, let me ...