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...
by Kim Troup | Nov 17, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Hebron is significant! This week’s Torah reading opens with the death of Sarah, the wife of Abraham, in Hebron (Genesis 23). Abraham mourns his wife and then immediately goes about the business of burying her. He approaches the Hittites, the native residents of...
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 | 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...
