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Parashat: Yitro Torah Reading: Genesis 23:1–25:18 “But Moses’ father in-law said to him, ‘The thing you are doing is not good; you will surely wear yourself out and these people as well. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.’” — Exodus 18:18–19 Approximately six weeks ago, most of us Continue Reading »
Parashat: Beshallach Torah reading: Exodus 13:17–17:16 And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had exacted an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will be sure to take notice of you: then you shall carry up my bones from here with you.” — Exodus 13:19 This week’s Torah portion, most well Continue Reading »
Parashat: Bo Torah Reading: Exodus 10:1–13:16 “This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you” — Exodus 12:2 The medieval commentator Rashi asked rhetorically why the Torah did not start with this verse, as this is the first commandment Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vaera Torah Reading: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “But Pharaoh’s heart stiffened and he would not heed them, as the Lord had spoken.” — Exodus 8:15 Time and again, in the course of this and next week’s Torah portions, we see the imagery of Pharaoh’s heart hardening or stiffening — all of this despite the escalating suffering Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayechi Genesis 47:28–50:26 So [Israel] blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. — Genesis 48:20 As we come to the conclusion of the book of Genesis, we find Jacob (now Israel) on his deathbed, preparing to Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayigash Torah Reading: Genesis 44:18–47:27 “’For how can I [Judah] go home to my father without the lad [Benjamin], and thus see the harm my father will suffer?’” — Genesis 44:34 These are the final words of Judah’s soliloquy to the man he thought was only Pharoah’s Number 2, rather than his brother, Joseph. Continue Reading »
