Shabbat Shemot (Ex. 1:1-6:1)
In the book, “The Torah Portion by Portion” by Seymour Rossell, an explanation of...
The Edible Torah Feeding Our Souls, One Shabbat at a Time
Shabbat Vayechi (Gen. 47:28-50:26)
The portion this week contains the closing verses for the book of Genesis/Bereshit. Jacob...
Shabbat Vayigash (Gen. 44:18-47:27)
In the portion this week, Joseph executes the plan to save both Egypt and...
Fat Tuesday: Surrounded or Outnumbered?
My mother, commenting on her household of 3 rambunctious boys (not to mention an...
Shabbat Mikaytz (Gen. 41:1-44:17)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch (or the pyramid) Pharaoh has made Joseph the BJOC...
Fat Tuesday: History Doesn’t Repeat Itself…
There are so many interesting points in parashat vayeshev that it’s almost impossible to...
Shabbat Vayeshev (Gen 37:1 – 40:23)
Jacob settles in the land of Canaan and begins to dote on his son...
Fat Tuesday: The Devil You Know
Last week Jacob wrestled with an angle and emerged transformed, wounded (he walked with...
Shabbat Vayishlach (Gen 32:4 – 36:43)
Jacob prepares to meet his brother Esau after a 20 year separation. Remember that...
Fat Tuesday: Work It
In this week’s parsha, we read that: Yaakov (Jacob) worked for seven years to...