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Genesis 37:34-35 – Jacob Mourns

December 23, 2024December 17, 2024

Genesis 37 records the sale of Joseph into slavery by 10 of his brothers.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph

Genesis 33:3 – Jacob Bows

June 19, 2025December 11, 2024

Esau was heading toward Jacob with 400 fighting men. Jacob was frightened that his brother would try to destroy him and his family.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Esau - Esav, Jacob - Yaakov, prayer - tefillah, Rabbi Dessler, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Genesis 28:20-22 – Jacob’s Vow

December 5, 2024

Jacob had a dream of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven. God appeared to him and promised many things. Then Jacob made a vow which seems to imply that he doubted God’s promises.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abarbanel, dream - dreams, Jacob - Yaakov, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Genesis 25:23 – Two Nations

November 28, 2024

Isaac and his wife Rebecca prayed that she would conceive. She eventually became pregnant, but a battle was going on inside her.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, Esau - Esav, Isaac - Yitzchak, Jacob - Yaakov, Jerusalem

Genesis 23:4 – Alien or Resident?

November 20, 2024

Genesis 23 begins with the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah in Hebron. Abraham suddenly needs to find a suitable place to bury her.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, Isaac - Yitzchak, Sarah - Sarai

Genesis 18:12-15 – The Subtle Rebuke

November 21, 2024November 14, 2024

Genesis 18 begins with Abraham sitting at the door of his tent and greeting three strangers. Abraham and Sarah prepare a meal for the visitors.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, angels - malachim, Sarah - Sarai

Genesis 12:7 – The Lord Appeared

November 21, 2024November 6, 2024

In Genesis 12:7 the Bible records that God appeared to Abraham. Previously, God spoke to him. What’s the difference?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, altar - mizbeach, Land of Israel

Genesis 6:14 – Build the Ark

October 30, 2024

God tells Noah that He is going to destroy the world with a flood. Immediately after this announcement, He commands Noah to build an ark.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags ark, bitachon - trust, hishtadlut - effort, miracle, Noah - Noach

Genesis 4:9 – My Brother’s Keeper

October 22, 2024

In Genesis 4:9 God confronts Cain about the death of Abel. Cain asks God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” What is the answer to Cain’s question?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Adam and Eve, Repentance - Teshuva, sin

Deuteronomy 33:12 – Blessing Benjamin

October 21, 2024

In Genesis 49 Jacob blessed his 12 sons. In a similar way, in Deuteronomy 33, at the end of his life, Moses blesses the 12 tribes.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Holy Temple, Land of Israel, Malbim, Solomon - Shlomo, Third Temple
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