Weekly Torah Lesson

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: va yeshev – and he dwelt Torah: Bereishit 37:1 – 40:23 ** Have you ever gone for a period of time in your life when the things that happened to you just didn’t seem to be “fair”? It has happened to me several times. Today’s Torah Lesson documents such a period in the life of, Yaakov’s son, Yosef. ** 37:18-24 Yosef’s brothers see him coming and plot to kill him; Reuvein talks them into putting him into a pit until he can return him to Ya’akov; The … [Read more...] about When Life Doesn’t Seem Fair

Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha: Va Yishlach – and he sentTorah: Bereishit 32:3 – 36:43 ** “Just Retribution” is the concept that the punishment fits the crime. I am curious to know what your thoughts are about the following situation. BeReishit 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Ya’akov, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the … [Read more...] about Just Retribution?

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: va Yeitzei – and he went outTorah: Bereishit 28:10 – 32:3 ** Yaakov was under pressure from Lavan, his father in law, who had just caught up to him after a seven day chase. Lavan was upset and making a lot of accusations. Yaakov was getting heated up and blurted out a response: *** “With whomsoever you find your gods, let him not live: before our brothers discern you what is your with me, and take it to you. For Yaakov knew not that Rachel had stolen … [Read more...] about The Power of the Tongue

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Toldot – Generations Torah: Bereishit 25:19 – 28:9 ** When the descendants of Avraham grew up and began looking for wives, they had to make choices to guarantee that the blood line would continue from Adam. We know that the seed continued from Avraham to Yitzak because Avraham and Sarah actually had the same father (Terah). When it came time to find a wife for Yitzaak, Avraham sent his servant back to his family to bring back his “great niece (his … [Read more...] about All In the Family

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Chayei Sarah – “The Lives of Sarah” Torah: Bereishit 23:1 – 25:18 “Bereishit 23:1 And Sarah was an hundred years and twenty years and seven years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. ** Sarah is the only woman to have her age listed in The Scriptures. There has been much speculation about the way that her age is listed. The verse is an anomaly and I think that we will have to wait for Meshiach to return before we can truly understand this … [Read more...] about Avraham Buries His Dead

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: VaYera – and He appeared Torah: BeReishit 18:1 – 22:24 “9 And Avinu said to Avraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you. 12 And he that is eight days … [Read more...] about Now I know