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Parashat: Miketz Torah Reading: Numbers 7:24–35 “So B’nei Yisrael (the sons of Israel) came to purchase (grain) in the midst of all of the others who had come to purchase, for there was famine throughout the land of Canaan.” — Genesis 42:5 In this week’s parshah, Miketz, for the very first time we find the Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayeshev Torah Reading: Genesis 37:1–40:23 “And Adonai was with Joseph and he was a successful man…” — Genesis 39:2 In more observant settings, a quote is often said when we’re hoping to do or make something happen: b’ezrat Hashem. Quite literally translated as “with God’s help,” the idea is that divine assistance aids us Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayishlach Genesis 32:4–36:43 “Said [the angel]: Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with beings divine and human and prevailed.” — Genesis 32:29 On the precipice of a reunion with his brother Esau, Jacob is filled with anxiety. He has divided his family up into smaller groups fearing Continue Reading »
Rabbi Craig Axler on Parashat: Va-Yetzei for a Shabbat @ Home week.
Parashat: Toldot Genesis 25:19–28:9 “Then [Isaac] made for [King Abimelech and his advisors and generals] a feast, and they ate and drank. Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had Continue Reading »
Parashat: Chayei Sarah Torah Reading: Genesis 23:1–25:18 “And Rebecca raised her eyes and she saw Isaac — and she fell off of the camel.” — Genesis 24:64 Though often mocked mercilessly, in recent history, the romance genre generated more than $1.44 billion in revenue, with approximately 51 million units sold in the US market over Continue Reading »
