In this week's torah portion of Vayeshev Joseph tells his brothers of his dreams of them prostrating low before him. Surprisingly, or rather predictably, he finds himself in the bottom of a pit - cast away by those very same brothers. Yet, who we were is not who we will become.

In this week's Torah portion of "Vayishlach", we find a Jacob that is wrestling with an angel all through the night. During the battle, Jacob says "I refuse to let go until you have blessed me." Afterwards, his name is changed to Israel - the one that wrestles with God.

In this week's Torah portion of Vayetzei, we find a Jacob who is so focused on his journey to find himself a wife that he nearly misses an encounter with God. In what ways are we, too, like Jacob hurtling towards our future goals at the expense of missing out on the present?

This weeks torah portion of "Toldot", we find an Isaac that is both innovator and also traditionalist. As he is travelling, Isaac discovers the wells dug by his father Abraham. He re-opens them and maintains the names that his father had given them. He then goes on to dig three new wells of his own.

This weeks torah portion of Chayei Sarah opens with the death of Sarah and concludes with the death of Abraham. Ishmael, the forgotten son, reunites with Isaac to bury their father. The Jewish tradition seems to despise figures like Ishmael and Esau. Why?

What are the connections between laughing and crying? It's all just air and water.. shortness of breath in our lungs and tears in our eyes. This weeks Torah portion of Vayera has two pivotal stories involving these actions. A reminder of the importance of showing how we are feeling.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Raising Holy Sparks Podcast. This week, we look at the parshah of Lech Lecha - of Abraham's journey to the land that God will show him. This section raises interesting questions about ownership of land.. but perhaps that is the wrong question.

For the Parshah of Noah, we dive deep into the flood to learn the important lesson about listening to the universe before it's too late.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Raising Holy Sparks Podcast. Over the course of the next 12 months, we will go through the weekly Torah portions as we go in search of the holy sparks hidden in plain sight. We begin this week with the first parshah of the Book of Genesis.

The Raising Holy Sparks podcast will be switching formats from interviews to weekly torah portion highlights - where we search for the holy sparks hidden amidst the seemingly ordinary. For our final interview we are joined by Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll.