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#36 | Genesis ch.35 - Twelve Tribes
In this chapter
Yaakov and family return to Beit El to fulfil Yaakov's vowYaakov's name-change is ratified by GodRachel goes into labor and dies in ch…9 months, 2 weeks ago
#35 | Bereshit ch.34 - Shimon, Levi and the Ethics of Violence
Dinah is raped and abducted.
Shimon and Levi rescue her, and murder the people of Shchem.
Were they justified?
Why did Yaakov rebuke them?
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#34 | Genesis ch.33 - Be Yourself!
In our chapter 33, after a nail-biting tense chapter of worried anticipation, Yaakov and Esav meet. But there is little animosity here. There is a hu…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#33 | Genesis ch.32 - Jacob's Fear
Jacob is returning to Canaan. He notifies his brother Esau. HE gets a message: Esav is coming to meet you with 400 men.
Yaakov is petrified. He suspec…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#32 | Bereshit ch.31 - Yaakov's Integrity
Why did Yaakov need to leave Haran like a thief in the night?
Why did Yaakov need to cheat Lavan by secret "genetic engineering" of his herds?
Who is t…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#31 | Genesis ch.30 - Rachel and Leah
Our chapter demonstrates the phenomenal tension between Rachel and Leah and the strong emotions that rage in the family. We discuss the characters of…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
#30 | Genesis ch.29 - Challenges of Exile
We shall read chapter 29 as slowly exposing several of the challenges - personal and moral - that Yaakov will face in his sojourn in Haran - the chal…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
#29 | Genesis ch.28 - Jacob's Ladder
Why does God appear to Yaakov at Beit-El? Why now?
What is the meaning of the dream about the ladder?
And why does Yaakov respond by setting up a ston…
10 months ago
#28 | Genesis ch.27 - Yaakov Steals the Blessing
Why did Yaakov steal the blessings?
Was he (and Rivka) correct?
Can a blessing be stolen?
10 months ago
#27 | Genesis ch.26 - Yitzchak's Tenacity
Each of the "Avot" represent a unique contribution to the mosaic of Jewish existence and ideas.
Today we probe what Yitzchak - in many ways the most h…
10 months ago