by Kim Troup | Jun 15, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Submission to Righteous Authority This week’s portion tells the story of the rebellion of Korach. The portion begins with two verses that set forth exactly who is part of the rebellious group: “Now Korach the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi,...
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...
by Kim Troup | Dec 8, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
The Conflict of AppeasementThis week’s portion tells of Jacob’s return to the Land of Canaan, beginning with his encounter with Esau, then with the people of Shechem. The portion ends with the history of Esau and his descendants.https://youtu.be/ZXqFTXSCYnwJacob’s...
by Kim Troup | Dec 1, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
Rachel: The Mother of Israel This week’s portion tells of Jacob’s flight from Beersheba, escaping just in time from his brother Esau who has threatened to kill him. Jacob encounters God in a prophetic dream, just before leaving the Land of Israel, and God...
by Kim Troup | Nov 24, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
The Righteous Children of a Holy Marriage This week’s Torah portion tells the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau and Isaac’s blessing of his sons before his death. I would like to focus on this latter story, the story of the switching of the blessings between Isaac...
