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How do you respond to the terror of the night when you are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness and fear?  Jacob is the Patriarch who foreshadows the exile.  Jacob teaches us how to respond to the terror of the night.    When Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, he also saw the persecutions of his future generations. Indeed, the Torah is a blueprint of the future. [Genesis 33:1 RSV] "1 And Jacob...

How do you respond to the terror of the night when you are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness and fear? Jacob is the Patriarch who foreshadows the exile. Jacob teaches us how to respond to the terror of the night. When Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, he also saw the persecutions of his future generations. Indeed, the Torah is a blueprint of the future. [Genesis 33:1 RSV] "1 And Jacob lifte...

The Pursuit of Truth has been the passion of philosophers, preachers, scholars, scientists, and countless others throughout the ages. What is truth and how does one find it? The American Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Libert...

In this week's Torah portion, you will learn about generations, specifically about the generations of Isaac. [Genesis 25:19 KJV] "19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:" This week's Torah portion is Parashah Toldot (Genesis 25:19 to 28:9). Toldot means, generations or offspring. The parashah title is taken from Genesis 25:19. In a general sense, Toldot mea...

This week's Torah portion is Parashah Chayah Sarah. Chayah Sarah means, “The Life of Sarah." The parashah title is taken from [Bereishis (Genesis) 23:1] "1 And the life of Sarah was one hundred years and twenty years and seven years; [these were] the years of the life of Sarah."

A person's "comfort zone" is called that because it's comfortable and safe. However, your comfort zone can also be a place of stagnation. God is calling you out of a place of stagnation into a place that is filled with opportunities for growth. This week's Torah portion is Lech Lecha. It means to “Go for yourself." [Genesis 12:1 RSV] "1 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your ki...