by Kim Troup | Nov 10, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Isaac is Abraham’s only heirThis week’s portion opens with God’s appearance to Abraham and the appearance of the three angels. There follows a series of conversations and activities that culminate in the announcement to Abraham that Sarah will bear...
by Kim Troup | Nov 3, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
“To Your Offspring I will give this Land!”This week’s Torah portion begins with God’s commandment to Abraham to leave his country, his birthplace, and his father’s home and go forward to “the land that I will show you” (Gen. 12:1). Verse 3 contains...
by Kim Troup | Oct 27, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
The Strength to Withstand Negative Influences These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generation.(Genesis 6:9) This week’s Torah portion begins with the introduction of Noah. Interestingly, the portion does not begin with the...
by Kim Troup | Oct 20, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
God is creator and He has given the Land to Israel In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The Bible opens with the book of Genesis, and its first words determine its essence – the beginning. The beginning of time, the beginning of the...
by Kim Troup | Sep 29, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
A House of Prayer for all PeoplesDeuteronomy 31:11-12 records a very special commandment: “Read this Torah before all of Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, men and women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns that they may hear and...
