Parashat Toldot (Offspring) Beresheet (Genesis) 25:19–28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1–2:7 In my most recent blog entry I wrote about the fact that both Abraham and David were wholly committed to God’s lineage through which His Seed … Read More
Parashat Toldot (Offspring)
Beresheet (Genesis) 25:19–28:9 I devoted most of my blog from last week, Parashat Chayei Sarah (The Life of Sarah), to the wonderful miracle of Sarah becoming pregnant at the age of 90, and how that … Read More
Parashat Toldot (Offspring)
Beresheet (Genesis) 25:19-28:9 The God that we have put our faith in is a God of the impossible; He is faithful to His promises, regardless of what we see or understand. As we learned before, … Read More
Parashat Toldot (Offspring) Genesis 25:19-28:9
בס”ד Parashat Toldot (Offspring) Genesis 25:19-28:9 Shabbat Erev Rosh Chodesh Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42 One of the most significant passages of the Bible appears in this week’s Torah portion. This passage is Isaac’s blessing of … Read More
Parashat Toldot (offspring) Genesis 25:19-28:9
בס”ד Parashat Toldot (offspring) Genesis 25:19-28:9 Erev Rosh Chodesh Kislev Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42 This week a friend sent me a link to a message by a pastor of a large church in Atlanta, Georgia. … Read More
Parashat Toldot (Offsprings) Genesis 25:19-28:9
בס”ד Parashat Toldot (Offsprings) Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 The first thing that one is told in this week’s Torah portion is that Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca for his wife. … Read More
Parashat Toldot (Generations) Genesis 25:19-28:9
בס”ד Parashat Toldot (Generations) Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42 Shabbat Erev Rosh Chodesh The concept of “love” is very important in the Bible. The problem is that most of the time one understands this … Read More
Parashat Tolodot (Offsprings) Genesis 25:19-28:9; Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7
בס”ד Parashat Tolodot (Offsprings) Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 In this week’s Torah portion we encounter Esau and Jacob, two very different men from almost every perspective. The prophetic reading tells of Esau’s continued effort … Read More