The Book of Genesis, a richly annotated English translation of the Torah, captivates diverse audiences, prompting multiple ...
This Torah portion, Lech Lecha, shows us we must keep advocating for justice and peace in world that seems to be spinning out ...
In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham argues with God. Hearing the cities will be destroyed for the depravity of the ...
It’s written to tell the story of what God has done, is doing and will do about evil’.Footnote 6 We begin by looking at the use and meanings of good and evil in order of appearance throughout Genesis ...
Avoiding the Journey Thoughts on Torah portion Lekh Lekha 2024 There is something missing in the story of Abraham, ...
Meet Yael Kanarek. The artist behind Toratah, a gender-swapped rewrite of the Hebrew Bible, is coming to the Bay Area.
God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...
THIS WEEK, JEWS turn their attention to the Torah portion of Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22-24). This portion is comprised of several dramatic events from which we can glean lessons to help us lead our ...
In times like these that are filled with uncertainty and change, this week’s Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, can speak to our ...
Believe it or not, the hero of this week’s Torah portion, Noah, needed a not-so-gentle push to get him into the Ark that he himself had built! “And Noah, his sons, his wife and his sons’ wives went ...