16 Kislev, 5786 Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called Vayishlach (And He Sent). Vayishlach (And He Sent) · Genesis 32:4[3]–36:43 · Obadiah 1:1–21 · Hosea 11:7-12:12 · Hebrews 11:11-20 · Matthew 26:36-46 “And Jacob sent [vayishlach] messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.” (Genesis 32:4[3]) In last week’s Torah portion, Jacob left his unjust father-in-law, Laban, while he was off shearing his sheep....

9 Kislev 5786 Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to Vayetze (And He Left), this week’s study of the Word of YEHOVAH. Vayetze (And He Left) · Genesis 28:10–32:2[3] · Hosea 12:13–14:9[10] · John 1:19–51 “And Jacob went out from Beersheba.” (Genesis 28:10) Last week, in Parasha Toldot, Isaac’s wife Rebecca had a difficult pregnancy as the twin boys jostled within her. When she inquired of ELOHIM, HE told her that two nations were in her womb and the elder (Esau) would serve the younger (Jacob). This week,...

2 Kislev, 5786 Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to Toldot (Generations), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion). Toldot (Generations) Torah Portion: Genesis 25:19–28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1–2:7 B'rit Chadashah: Romans 9:1-31 “And these are the generations ( toldot ) of Yitzchak [Isaac], Avraham’s [Abraham] son: Avraham begat Yitzchak.” (Genesis 25:19) In our last Parasha (Torah portion), Yitzchak (Isaac), the son of Sarah and Abraham, carried on the legacy of his parents’ faith and obedience to ELOHIM....