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For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)
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The parasha for the December 20th Shabbat is entitled, Miketz, which means, “at the end of.” It covers Genesis Chapters
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This week’s parasha is Vayishlach, which translates to “and he sent”, and covers Genesis 32:4–36:43. Our parasha begins with Jacob
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This week our parasha is Vayeitzei, which translates to “And He Went Out”, and covers Genesis 28:10-32:3. We continue with
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The name of this week’s Parasha is Toldot, which means “generations” and covers Genesis 25:19-28:9. Isaac’s family is listed in
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This week’s Torah portion is titled Chayyei Sarah, (the Life of Sarah) and takes us through Genesis chapters 23 to
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This week’s Parasha is entitled, Vayera, meaning “And He Appeared.” It covers Genesis Chapters 18 to 22. In addition to the
The Torah reading for this week is entitled Vayechi, meaning “And he lived”, referring to Joseph, and completes the book of B’reysheet.
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In last week’s Parasha Joseph tested his brothers’ honesty by devising a plan to accuse them of thievery. He engineered
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The parsha for this week is entitled MiKetz, meaning “at the conclusion” and covers Genesis 41:1-44:17. Joseph has been in prison
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The name of this week’s Parasha is Vayeshev, which means “and he settled.” It covers Genesis 37:1-40:23, and provides us
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This week’s Torah portion is entitled Vayishlach which means, “And he was sent.” It covers Genesis 32:4 to 36:43. In
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Moses compiled eleven genealogies in the book of Genesis. The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Toldot, translated generations, histories
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This week’s parasha, Genesis 23:1 to 25:18, is Chayei Sarah, meaning “The Life of Sarah” the title of which is a
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This week’s Parashat passage is called Lech L’Cha, which translates as “go forth, yourself.” If covers Genesis 12:1 -17:27. In Chapter
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This Parasha is entitled Noach (Noah) which means ‘rest’, or ‘quiet’. It covers Genesis 6:9-11:32. Noah was a just man and
Chapter 46 records Jacob’s trip to Beersheva, where his grandfather Abraham had lived for a time. His father Isaac also
Joseph is one of the greatest human beings who ever lived. He suffered much, and yet remained faithful. He had
The history of the Chosen People continues with the focus on the life of Joseph. Joseph is one of the
Father Jacob is a very special man. He is the heir of Isaac, who is the heir of Abraham, with
One of the reasons why Isaac and Rebekah sent Jacob back east to their relatives was to make sure that
In chapter 27 we are approaching the end of Isaac and Rebekah’s life. Isaac was old, and his eyes failing,
Chapter 26 records a famine that took place in the Land of Israel, and so Isaac went to the area
Chapter 23 begins with the death of Sarah. Sarah died at age 127, in Chevron, which is 20 miles south
In chapter 20, father Abraham journeyed to Gerar, about 10 miles south of Gaza, which was in the territory of
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