Toldot: Rabbi Abraham
By Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19-28:9. Haftara: Malachi 1:1-2:7. “AND THESE ARE THE GENERATONS OF ISAAC” In the holy structure built by the patriarchs to reveal HaShem to the world, Abraham is the...
By Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19-28:9. Haftara: Malachi 1:1-2:7. “AND THESE ARE THE GENERATONS OF ISAAC” In the holy structure built by the patriarchs to reveal HaShem to the world, Abraham is the...
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Parshat Bereishit, the opening portion of the book of Genesis (Gen. 1.1-6.8), will be read in the Synagogue on Shabbat September 28, when we will also bless the coming month...
Abraham’s servant took Abraham’s bounty and ten of Abraham’s camels and traveled to Aram-Naharaim, the city ofNahor. He made the camels kneel by the well outside the city at evening, when women come out to...
Chayei Sarah | Gen 23 | Part One Chayei Sarah, (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה — Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in...
This parashah tells of Abraham moves to Gerar, His dealing with king Abimelech who attempts to take Sarah as a wife. G‑d intervenes and stops Abimelech from defiling Abrahams wife. G‑d remembers His promise...
Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא — Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutesGenesis 18:1–22:24 The parashah has the most words (but not the most letters or verses) of any...
This lesson is part two of two lessons on Lech Lecha. We pick up in chapter 14 at the daring rescue of Lot by Abram and his fighters. Abram presents the spoils of war...
This lesson in part on of two lessons on Lech Lecha. We will follow Abraham from the Ur Kaśdim to Canaan. Discover the how Abrahams journey has parallels to ones spiritual journey. Lech...
Today we will discover a connection between Noah’s flood narrative and the end of days judgment of the nations (Gog and Magog). Humanity can rise above this judgment by building a vessel of repentance...
Parshas Vayelech describes how the leadership of Israel was transferred to Joshua in the eyes of all Israel in order to give him perfect legitimacy after Moses would be gone. Having instructed Joshua to...
In this weeks Torah reading we will discuss in Re’eh part one our purpose in free choice. “See: I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse.” (Deut. 11:26). Moses asks us...
From this week’s Parsha Shoftim, we will discuss “Witchcraft and magic | Understanding Tamim”. Why is the Torah’s attitude towards these things so negative, and how is the normative instruction in the command...