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PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayishlach Vayishlach [וַיִּשְׁלַח (Jacob) Sent] Genesis 32:4−36:43 Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. – Genesis 32:4 SUMMARY: Jacob prepares to meet Esau. He wrestles with a “man,” who changes Jacob’s name to Israel. (32:4-33) Jacob and Esau …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeitzei Vayeitzei [וַיֵּצֵא – And (Jacob) Left] – Genesis 28:10−32:3 And Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. – Genesis 28:10 SUMMARY: Jacob dreams of angels going up and down a ladder. God blesses him. Jacob names the place Bethel. (28:10-22) Jacob works seven years in order to marry Rachel, but Laban …
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of November. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, say a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26): …
ְPARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chayei-sarah Chayei Sarah [חַיֵּי שָׂרָה – The Life of Sarah] – Genesis 23:1−25:18 Sarah lived to be 127 years old – such was the span of Sarah’s life. – Genesis 23:1 SUMMARY: Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah in order to bury his wife Sarah. (23:1-20) Abraham sends his servant to …
ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeira Vayeira (וַיֵּרָא – I (God) Appeared [to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]) – Genesis 18:1-22:24 The Eternal appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent at about the hottest time of the day. – Genesis 18:1 SUMMARY: Abraham welcomes three visitors, who …
ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/lech-lcha Lech L’cha (לָךְ-לְךָ – Go Forth) – Genesis 12:1-17:27 The Eternal said to Abram, “Go forth from your land, your birthplace, your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.” – Genesis 12:1 SUMMARY: Abram, Sarai, and Lot go to Canaan. (12:1-9) Famine takes them to Egypt, where Abram …
ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/noach Noach (נֹחַ – Hebrew for the name Noah) – Genesis 6:9-11:32 This is Noah’s chronicle. Noah was a righteous man; in his generation, he was above reproach: Noah walked with God. – Genesis 6:9 SUMMARY: God decides to cause a flood that will destroy the world, sparing only Noah’s family and …
MEDITATION Sing to the Eternal One a new song, sing to God, all the earth. – Psalm 96:1 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of October. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend …
MIPI ËL From the mouth of God all of Israel is blessed. ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/shmini-atzeret-simchat-torah Sh’mini Atzeret – Simchat Torah שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת – שִׂמחַת תוֹרָה 8th Day of Assembly Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12, Genesis 1:1–2:3 TORAH PORTION: Ve-zot ha-Berachah – Deut. 33:1-34:12 This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, bade the Israelites …
MEDITATION From PSALM 27 (Robert Alter translation) 13.If I but trust to see the [Eternal One’s] goodness, in the land of the living – 14.Hope for the [Eternal One]! Let your heart be firm and bold, and hope for the [Eternal One]. ְPARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chol-hamo-eid-sukkot Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד סֻכֹּת – Intermediate …