Family Dynamics
Godly Spouses Last time, we spoke about the story of Genesis 24. First, we saw the faith of different people—Abraham, his servant, Rebecca—but at the end of this long and eventful chapter,…
The Jewish Studies Blog
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– Dr. Allen Mawhinney, A Retired Academic Dean, Reformed Theological Seminary
The Overlooked Parallels
A Sword Piercing the Soul Right after Aqedat Itzhak, in Chapter 23 of Genesis, a new Torah Portion begins: “Chayei-Sarah”. Despite the title: “Chayei-Sarah,” which means “Sarah’s life,” Sarah dies in this…
What Did We Miss ?
Today, we are going to talk about one of the richest portions in the entire Torah – VaYera (“And He Appeared”, Gen.18:1-22:24) There are so many things happening in this Portion, that…
Lech-lecha: The Journey Begins!
Go Towards God I think we would all agree that when we enter Genesis 12, where our next Torah Portion, Lech-Lecha, opens with God’s famous words to Abraham: “Get out of your…
The Sacred Reversal (2)
Reversing the Evil My dear readers, as much as I like series, I haven’t planned to make “The sacred Reversal” a series; I thought it would be a title for one particular…