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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Weekly Torah Reading, Vayyetze, December 3, 2022

(Genesis 28:10-32:3) None of the Former Jacob left Beer-sheba bound for Haran. Stopping for the night at a certain place, he fell asleep and had a strange dream. “And behold, a ladder was set in the ground, and its top …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Toledot, November 26, 2022

Genesis 25:19-28:9 A Common Thread   The three encounters between Jacob and Esau in this week’s reading seem to contain a common message. Their first meeting takes place even before they come out of their mother’s womb (Genesis 25:22). There, …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Vayyera’, November 12, 2022

(Genesis 18:1-22:24) “Ambiguous…”   The Torah’s account of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac has raised questions among readers since ancient times. Among other things, commentators wondered why God needed to test Abraham in the first place. Surely, He must …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Lekh-lekha, November 5, 2022

Genesis 12:1-17:27   Departure to Places Unknown   This week’s Torah reading records the moment when the Holy One commanded Abraham to “set out from your homeland, your relatives, and your immediate family and go on to the land that …

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Weekly Torah Reading, Noaḥ, October 29, 2022

Weekly Torah Reading Noaḥ October 29, 2022   Minor Mysteries After the great flood had subsided, Noah planted a vineyard. In due time it bore fruit, and Noah made some wine from it. Perhaps because he had not consumed any …

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