Weekly Sidra: Toledot (Generations) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftorah: Sh'muel Alef / I Samuel 20:18-20:42 Toledot, Toldot, or Tol'doth (תּוֹלְדֹת — Hebr "" for “line” or “Generations,” the second word and the first distinctive word in the parshah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 25:19–28:9. Jews in the Diaspora read it the sixth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November or early December. It is so named because the Torah portion begins with the words “Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac” (Genesis 25:19). Toldot tells us the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau and their struggle for the birthright and blessing of their father, Isaac. We also learn about Isaac’s trials and difficulties in the land of Canaan. The portion concludes with Jacob’s deception of Isaac in order to procure the family blessing. Last week's parsha was Chaya Sarah, which contained the wedding of Avraham Avinu's son Yitzchak to Rivkah. 1st Aliya: Yitzchak is 40 years old (2088) when he marries Rivkah. After 20 years, Esav and Yakov are born. She had a very difficult pregnancy and eventually gave birth to twin boys: a hairy reddish boy named Esav, and a second boy, holding onto the first one's heel, named Yakov. The Parsha jumps from their birth to Yakov's...
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Anti-Jewish riots occurred in Spain during the summer of 1391. Large communities were completely destroyed, many Jews died and many others converted to the Catholic faith. Efforts to force the Jews to convert to Christianity continued until 1414 (the year of the Disputation of Tortosa). During this period about one third of the Jews died, and anot ...
The Joke: A Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture. When the son returned, he said, "Papa, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity." "Oy vey," said the father, "What have I done?" He took his problem to his best friend. "Ike," he sa ...
Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 On the first of the month, Moshe, inspired by prophecy from God, began to recite the words of the Book of Devarim to Israel. "On the other side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moshe began explaining this law, saying..." (Devari ...
In later Jewish eschatology and legend, a king who will arise at the end of time against the Messiah, and will be conquered by him after having brought much distress upon Israel. Parasha Ve’zot Haberacha, Devarim 34 says “and the affliction of generation after generation, and the punishment of Armalgos the wicked…” In anci ...
And you shall call His name Yeshua; for He shall save His people from their sins. Mattityahu / Matthew 1:21. The Name of the Jewish Messiah is Yeshua, and its meaning comes from the Hebrew root, yasha, meaning "to save." That is why He was named Yeshua, because He will "save" His people from their sins (Mattityahu / Matthew 1:2 ...
Yitro, Yithro, or Yisro (יתרו — Hebrew for “Jethro,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Shemot / Exodus 18:1–20:23. Jews in the Dia ...
La lengua hebrea contiene varios secretos, secretos no encontrados en las traducciones de la Biblia. Estos secretos hebreos son llamados "Sitrei Torá", o "secretos de la Torá" o también son llamados nistar, "la dimensión escondida (de la Torá)". La Torá del Eterno contiene dos ...
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