Weekly Torah Reading, Yitro, February 11, 2022

Exodus 18:1-20:23 How Much Is “Torah” Worth?   This week’s reading includes the famous account of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. The people of Israel stood at the foot of the mountain as the Ten Commandments were …

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Exodus 13:17-17:16 “This Is…”   Pharaoh changed his mind about setting the Israelites free. He dispatched his troops to try and catch up with them on their way to the Red Sea. Miraculously, however, the waters of the Red Sea …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Bo’, January 28, 2023

Exodus chapter 10:1-13:16   Laws Endowed with Life   Chapter 12 of this week’s reading contains the first commandments given to the people of Israel, starting with the laws of the new month and then moving on to the laws …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Va’era, January 21, 2023

Exodus 6:2-9:35 A Silent Signature   This week’s reading begins with God telling Moses, “I am the Lord” (Y.H.W.H). But surely Moses knew that already. In fact, just a few paragraphs earlier, God had instructed Moses to tell the Israelites, …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Shemot, January 14, 2023

Exodus 1:1-6:1   A Serious Question In this week’s reading, God calls to Moses from a burning bush and tells him that he is to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites to freedom. To this Moses responds, “Who …

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Weekly Torah Reading,Va-yiggash, December 31, 2022

Weekly Torah Reading,Va-yiggash, December 31, 2022  Genesis 44:18-47:27 After They’ve Seen Paree   After Joseph revealed his true identity to him brothers, he sent them back to Canaan to tell their father Jacob the good news: his long-lost son Joseph …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Mikketz, December 24, 2022

Genesis 41:1-44:17 Aw Shucks, Pharaoh!   In this week’s reading we get a prolonged look at Joseph’s inner life—and what we see is rather surprising. Almost from the beginning, Joseph’s various encounters with other people are full of difficulties. His …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Vayyishlaḥ, December 10, 2022

Genesis 32:4-36:42   Counting Backwards   On the eve of his return to the land of Canaan, Jacob learned that his brother Esau, who had previously vowed to kill him, was now on his way to meet him—accompanied by 400 …

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