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Vayetze: Jacob’s Encounter With God

November 20, 2015 We may recall that Jacob was not a rough and tough adventurer like his brother, Esau. He had a quiet personality from birth, preferring to be at home rather than out in the woods hunting for game. So, the call to leave his home for another land (like his grandfather Abraham, and his father Isaac) may have caused much anxiety — perhaps doubly so since he was running to save his life, at his mother’s insistence.

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Toldot: The Power of the Father’s Blessing

November 13, 2015 In this week’s Parasha, we discover that Rivkah is barren; in fact, according to Jewish tradition, she was born without a womb. She is one of seven women in the Torah who have difficulty conceiving but finally come to bear children by the grace of God, in this case, in answer to her husband’s prayer.

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Chayei Sarah: The Godly Woman Behind the Godly Man

November 6, 2015 Sarah is the only woman in the Bible to have a Parasha named after her. What an honor! All the other Biblical characters that Parashot are named after are men: Balak, Pinchas, Korach, Noach and Yitro. This underscores how important the matriarch Sarah is to our faith.

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Vayera: The Intervention of Angels

October 30, 2015 This week’s Parasha contains more angelic activity than any of the other Parashot. Angels appear to Abraham as men, bringing messages to him and Sarah of future events to come. They also save Lot from a hostile mob, lead Hagar to water for her son, and comfort Hagar with the promise of Ishmael becoming a great nation. Later in the Parasha, the angels also prevent Abraham from sacrificing his son, Isaac.

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Lech Lecha: Entering the Promise

October 23, 2015 Abram and his wife, Sarai, become the first settlers of the Holy Land by packing up their belongings and homesteading in Elon Moreh, near Shechem (modern day Nablus). God, the original Zionist, made an eternal promise to give the Land to Abram and his offspring: "To your offspring will I give this land.” (Genesis 12:7)

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Noach: Noah and the End Time Ark

October 15, 2015 This week, we continue our study in the first book of Moses with the Biblical character of Noah — the only righteous man of his generation, pure, innocent, complete and faultless. He stands in contrast to the time in which he lived.

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Bereisheet: A Barred Door and a New Beginning

October 9, 2015 Isn’t it wonderful to have a fresh start? To have an opportunity to begin again? This is the precious gift we are given each year at the completion of the fall feasts with Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Torah), when we start our cycle of Parashiot (Torah study portions) all over again — from the beginning.

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Sukkot and the Protective Covering of God

October 2, 2015 In this special Sukkot reading, Moses asks that God’s presence would go with Israel, and God agrees. Encouraged by this positive response, Moses also asks to see God’s glory. Once again, God graciously complies with his request and invites Moses to ascend Mount Sinai with two newly hewn stone tablets so that He can re-carve the Ten Commandments.

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Ha’Azinu: Worshiping God in the Midst of Great Disappointment

September 25, 2015 This week’s Torah portion (parasha), which is called Ha’Azinu, consists primarily of the 70-line song that Moses sang to the people of Israel on the last day of his life.

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Vayelech: Sin, Repentance, and the Glory of God on Shabbat Shuva

September 18, 2015 The reading for this particular Sabbath, which comes after Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) and before the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), falls during the Ten Days of Awe (Yamim Nora’im) during which time we are to seek the Lord with sincere teshuvah (repentance) for our sins.

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