New Testament Reflections: Vayetze
The Ladder between the Heaven and Earth Close to the beginning of today’s Torah Portion, we find the famous dream of Jacob in Bethel. You may remember that Jacob was running from…
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New Testament Reflections: Toledot
New and Old “And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begot Isaac” (VaEile toledot Izhak) – this is the beginning of our Torah Portion today, and this beginning should…
New Testament Reflections: Chayei-sarah
Why did Sarah die? Right after Aqedat Itzhak, in chapter 23 of Genesis, a new Torah Portion begins: Chayei-Sarah. Despite the title: “Chayei-Sarah” means “Sarah’s life,” Sarah dies in this portion; moreover,…
New Testament Reflections: Vayerah
From Annunciation to Sacrifice To Christians our today’s portion, VaYerah, undoubtedly presents a special interest, because its structure is similar to the structure of the Gospels, especially the Gospel of Luke: this…
New Testament Reflections: Lech-lecha
The Redemptive History Begins If you follow the Torah reading cycle, have you ever caught yourself on the thought: “Oh, finally we are in Genesis 12: we are entering the real…
