בס”ד Genesis 25:19-28:9 The Torah describes Jacob as איש תם, a straightforward person (Genesis 25:27), and as the Torah personality who is the embodiment of truth (Micha 7:20). It is hard to imagine such a person participating in a plot of any kind, let alone one that involves theft. Yet,… Read More »Parshat Toldot – Stolen Goods
בס”ד Genesis 23:1-25:18 The expression, “baruch Hashem!” (meaning, “thank G-d”, or “praised be G-d”), is probably the most commonly-used phrase in the cultural sphere of Orthodox Jewry. It is a catch-all expression that is used to answer questions like, “how are you?”, or to indicate gratitude when things have gone… Read More »Parshat Chayei Sara – True Grattitude
Genesis 18:1-22:24 One Story or More then One? At first glance, the Torah portions from Shemot to Beshalach contain one story—the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. The sequence of events is familiar to all of us: the cruel enslavement of the Israelites; Moses cast upon the water in a… Read More »Parshat Va’era – So that Egypt will know G-d
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Genesis 6:9-11:32 B”H וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹקים אֶל־נֹחַ זֹאת אוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃ “That,” God said to Noah, “shall be the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and all flesh that is on earth.” (Genesis 9:17) In this week’s Torah portion, we read of… Read More »Parshat – Noah: When the Rainbow Does Not Appear
