Shabbat shalom, this week’s parasha is Vayigash, which means “and he drew near” and covers Genesis 44:18 – 47:27. This parasha begins with Judah telling Joseph that if Benjamin does not go back to their father, he will die. Judah in verse 28 reiterates the lie that they told their father about what happened to […]

This week our parasha is parasha Miketz, meaning “At The End”, and covers Genesis 41:1-44:17. Miketz contains important lessons on how we can change as people and trusting in the Lord’s timing. Our parasha begins two years later with Joseph still in jail. The cupbearer having forgotten all about Joseph. One night the Pharaoh has […]

This week’s Torah portion is entitled, Vayeshev, which means, “and he settled.”  It covers Genesis, Chapter 37: 1 through Chapter 40:23. After more than 20 years of being away, Jacob returns to the Promised Land and settles in Hebron.  In Chapter 37, we are introduced to Joseph, who is Jacob’s favorite son, born of Rachel, […]

The name of this week’s parasha is Vayishlach, which means “and he sent,” and covers Genesis 32:4 through 36:43.  In continuing with the previous parasha, Jacob sends messengers to his brother Esau to gain Esau’s favor.  They return with news that Esau is coming toward Jacob with 400 men. Jacob is terrified and divides the […]

This week’s Parasha is Vayetze and covers Genesis 28:10 – 32:3. Jacob has had to flee his home after deceiving his father into giving him the blessing intended for Esau and, at his parents’ instructions, journeys to his uncle, Laban. In chapter 28, Jacob has traveled a full day’s distance, and arrives at a certain place where […]

The name of this week’s parasha is Toldot, which means “generations” and covers Genesis 25:19-28:9.  Isaac prayed to Adonai for his wife Rebecca to bear children and Adonai answered his prayer.  During Rebecca’s pregnancy, the children struggled inside her and she asked God why.  God told her that two nations were inside her; one stronger […]

Our Parasha begins with the announcement that Sara has died at the age of 127 in Kirjath-arba (Kirath arba) that is Hebron in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourns her, then asks some of his neighbors and fellow property owners there to grant him burial space so that he may bury his dead out of […]

This week’s Torah portion is entitled VaYera.  VaYera means, “And He appeared.”  It covers Genesis 18:1-22:24. 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 bread while he […]

This week’s Torah portion is entitled Noach, covering Genesis 6:9 through 11:32. It tells us about the catastrophic world-wide Flood which destroyed all life on Earth except for Noah, his family, and ancestral pairs of all animals. But the Flood isn’t the main theme. The theme is what it means to be the remnant. Noah, […]

This week’s Parasha covers Deuteronomy chapters 33 and 34, it is called V’zot HaBerakhah.  This is the last Parasha in the cycle. Next week we will begin a new Parasha cycle back in the beginning in Genesis 1 In these two chapters, we will read of the blessings that Moses bestowed upon the tribes as […]