VaYeitzei Gen. 28:10 – 32:3 Rabbi Gary Pokras (originally published in 2018) This week Jacob literally finds himself between a rock and hard place. After stealing the Blessing of Succession from Esau by tricking their father Isaac, Jacob flees the camp for his life, hoping for safety and security with his Uncle Laban. That night […]
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Tolodot Gen. 25:19 – 28:9 by Rabbi Baht Weiss “I often joke that I have my own Esau and Jacob. My two sons could not be more different.” In Toldot we learn about Isaac and Rebecca’s twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Initially we read that Isaac pleaded with God on behalf of his wife, because […]
Chayei Sarah Gen. 23:1 – 25:18 Rabbi Gary Pokras How did he do it? Abraham, at 137 years of age, had much to mourn. Decades before, God had called him to leave his home and his people with the promise of land and progeny. The land was filled with famine, and unfriendly neighbors, and the […]
Vayeira Gen. 18:1 – 22:24 Rabbi Gary Pokras Why did God pick Avraham to be the founding father of Judaism? The tradition sums it up with one word: hospitality. Avraham’s devotion to hospitality, to caring not only for his family, but for the stranger, is one of the personal qualities that set him apart. We […]
