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....

24 Heshvan, 5786 Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to this week’s Torah study, which is called Chayei Sarah (Life of Sarah). Chayei Sarah (Life of Sarah) · Genesis 23:1–25:18 · 1 Kings 1:1–31 · Matthew 1:1-17 · 1 Corinthians 15:50-57 “And the life of Sarah [ Chayei Sarah ] was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.” (Genesis 23:1) Although the title of this week’s Parasha, Chayei Sarah, means "Life of Sarah", it initially focuses on her death. This corresponds...