Inheritance
- 5784, Abraham, Bereshit, Chayyei Sarah, Generations, Genesis, Hagar, History, Inheritance, Keturah, Rabbis, Sarah, Secondary Wives, Stories
A Worthwhile Pursuit
Sarah lived…and died, among other wives. Last week’s parsha, Chayei Sarah, includes Keturah’s introduction. There are so many sources I need to explore in depth; Keturah is not someone about whom I have much…
- Aramean, Atonement, Commandments, Covenant, Egypt, Enter, Forgiveness, High Holidays, Inheritance, Israel, Ki Tavo, Obedience, Remember, Salvation, Selichot
A Grand Entrance
Last week we went out – this week we enter. “When you enter the land which the L!rd your G!d gives you as an inheritance…” begins Parashat Ki Tavo. Moshe is logically moving…
- Altar, Bethel, Covenant, Descendants, Dreams, Esau, Gilead, Inheritance, Israelites, Jacob, Laban, Leah, Matriarchs, Parsha, Patriarchs, Rachel, Shepherd, Tribe, Vayetzei
Family Feuds
The third of our patriarchs, Jacob, produces some of the best drama in the narratives of Genesis! This week’s parsha, Va-yetzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3) moves the reader from a story of love and strength…
- Annual Cycle, Burial, Creativity, Death, Deuteronomy, End, Haftorah, Inheritance, Israelites, Journey, Land, Moses, Nebo, Parsha, Poem, Presence, Prophet, Simchat Torah, Tribe, Vzot haBrakhah
Time Presses On
The end of a year. The end of a cycle. Could it really have come upon us so quickly? Have we really finished reading the Torah again? For a moment a person might…