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...
