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Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  va yeshev – and he dweltTorah:  Bereishit 37:1 – 40:23 And Ya’akov dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. (Bereishit 37:1) This week’s Torah Lesson gives us a glimpse Into the lives of two men. The father, Yitzak, followed the tradition of his father, Avraham, and was known as a “stranger” in a land that he dwelt in his entire life.  He and his family lived in tents as he managed to stay separated from the local … [Read more...] about The Stranger and the Dweller

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Va Yishlach – and he sentTorah:  Bereishit 32:3 – 36:43 Ya’akov left his home in Canaan twenty years earlier because his brother, Asav, was threatening to kill him for Ya’akov had tricked their father into giving him the family blessing  that belonged to Asav.    Avinu appeared to Ya’akov and instructed him to return to his homeland. Following his fathers’ tradition, he obeyed Avinu’s instructions immediately and left Charan. Now we learn that Ya’akov is … [Read more...] about Faith and Fear

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  va Yeitzei – and he went outTorah:  Bereishit 28:10 – 32:3 20  Then Ya’akov made a vow, saying, "If Elohim will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21  so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then Avinu shall be my Elohim, 22  and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be Elohim’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you." (Bereishit … [Read more...] about Worship by Tithing

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  VaYera – and He appearedTorah:  BeReishit 18:1 – 22:24                   1 And Avinu appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2  And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3  And said, Adonai, (Bereishit 18:1-3) ** Notice that Avraham recognized Him immediately.  His past … [Read more...] about Who Appeared to Avraham?