by Kim Troup | Feb 16, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Human Relationships are Sacred Most of this week’s Torah portion involves various civil laws which help govern a kind and generous society. The portion begins with the laws of slavery, which when compared to the norms of society in Biblical times, are...
by Kim Troup | Feb 9, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
The Nations Can Ally with Israel This week’s portion begins with Jethro’s historic visit to the Children of Israel in the desert. The story begins in Exodus Chapter 18: “And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’s father-in-law, heard...
by Kim Troup | Jan 19, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Are we ready for redemption?This week’s portion begins with Exodus 6:2. God speaks to Moses and explains to him that He is the God who appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that He hears the suffering of the Children of...
by Kim Troup | Jan 12, 2023 | Newsletters, Shabbat Shalom
The Wisdom of Miriam The first portion of the Book of Exodus is one of transformation – the children of Israel, the family of Jacob, become the “Hebrews” and the Children of Israel, with a national focus. The family of Amram and Yocheved become the first...
by Kim Troup | Jan 5, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
Jacob’s Return to the Land of Israel In this week’s portion, we finish the book of Genesis with the conclusion of the story of Joseph and his brothers– the brothers and Jacob are all in Egypt, Jacob blesses his children before his death and the book closes with...
