This week’s Torah portion is entitled Vaiera, meaning “And I appeared.” Adonai redeemed His people by manifesting His power to Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and their gods. He alone is the one true and living God. Chapter six opens with a discouraged Moses. He had delivered God’s message to Pharaoh, and the result was an increase […]

Our Torah reading this Shabbat bears the same name as the book it introduces: Shemot meaning ‘names’, since it begins with a recitation of the names of Jacob’s 12 sons, who, with their father and their families, had settled in Egypt after being reunited with Joseph. The English name for the book, Exodus, is borrowed […]

This week, we end the book of Genesis with parasha Vayechi, which translates to “and he lived”. Vayechi covers Genesis 47:28-50:26 and finishes the book of Genesis. This parasha contains the final Messianic prophecy of Genesis as well as a powerful reminder that the Lord is always in control. Our parasha begins with Jacob making Joseph […]

This Shabbat we have two parashas; MiKetz, meaning “At the conclusion” and Vayigash, meaning “And he drew near” covering Genesis chapters 41-47. Joseph is in prison on a false charge of attempted rape. Poor Joseph; betrayed by his brothers, enslaved in Egypt, wrongfully accused. Yet despite it all, Joseph conducted himself with integrity, and God […]

This week’s Parasha is entitled Vayeshev which means “and he dwelt” It covers Genesis 37:1-40:23 We begin the parasha with Joseph, who was Jacob’s favored son, receiving a special multi-colored robe and having dreams suggesting he would one day rule over his family. His brothers grow jealous and resentful of him and plot to kill […]

This week’s parasha is entitled Vayishlach, meaning “and he sent.”Vayishlach – “And He Sent” Jacob, knowing Esau still held the memory of his stolen blessing, sent messengers before him to his brother, who was living in the region of Seir. In chapter 32, Jacob contacts Esau by sending messengers ahead with a message of humility. […]

The Torah reading for this week is entitled Vayetze, which means “And He Went Out.” It is taken from the book of Genesis 28:10–32:2. In obedience to his father’s command, “Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran to seek a wife.” He also went out to comply with his mother’s counsel to escape […]

This morning’s parasha is entitled Tol’dot, meaning ‘generations’ and covers Genesis 25:19 to 28:9. In last week’s parasha, we observed that God is showing us an ever-narrowing and increasingly selective genealogical line meant to point us to the Redeemer, Messiah Yeshua, the ‘seed of the woman’ in Genesis 3 and again the ‘seed of Abraham’ […]

This week’s parasha is entitled Chayei Sarah, meaning “The Life of Sarah” and covers Genesis 23:1-25:18. In this parasha, we see God’s plan to continue His promises through Abraham’s son Isaac, and a teaching for us on what it means to be servants of the Lord. We open with the death of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, […]

This week’s Torah portion is entitled Vayera meaning, “And He Appeared.”  It covers Genesis, chapter 18:1 to chapter 22:24. Chapter 18 opens with Abraham sitting by his tent and God, manifested in the flesh as Yeshua, appears before him with two angels.  Abraham invites these three to a meal and quickly tells Sarah to prepare […]