B'Reisheet
B'Reisheet: In the Beginning Genesis 1:1-6:8 Isaiah 42:5-43:10 John 1:1-17 Imagine living without understanding the world around you...
Shemini Atzeret /Simchat Torah and Vezot ha'Bracha
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Deuteronomy 14:22-16-17 Numbers 29:35-30:1 (29:40)* 1 Kings 8:54-9:1 Luke 2:21-32 Vezot ha'Bracha...
Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles
SUKKOT or FEAST OF TABERNACLES Read this before reading the article: Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44 Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21 Gospel:...
Ha'azinu
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 Haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1-51 Gospel: John 6:26-35 Your Seat At the Table: Jews and Gentiles Worshipping...
Rosh Hashanah
5871: A decade ago, the numbers 5871 would have meant nothing to me. But this year, it has more relevance. After 10 years of pursuing...
Va'era
Summary of Va’era Exodus 6:2-9:35 The Lord reveals Himself to Moses as the Lord. The Lord remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and...
Vayechi and Shemot (late posts)
For those who read the Torah on a weekly basis, I am obviously late. I don't have an excuse. But I am testing different times to write...
The Story of Joseph
Happy (secular) New Year! It has been three weeks of no Torah portion posts. The three Torah portions: Vayeshev, Miketz and Vayigash are...
Vayishlach
Summary of Vayishlach Genesis 32:4-36:43 Jacob decides to return to the land of his father. Terrified of his brother Esau's anger, Jacob...
Vayetze
Summary of Vayetze Genesis 28:10-32:3 Jacob dreams about a ladder and angels ascending and descending (the ladder or Jacob) depending...