by Kim Troup | Nov 3, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
“To Your Offspring I will give this Land!”This week’s Torah portion begins with God’s commandment to Abraham to leave his country, his birthplace, and his father’s home and go forward to “the land that I will show you” (Gen. 12:1). Verse 3 contains...
by Kim Troup | Oct 27, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
The Strength to Withstand Negative Influences These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generation.(Genesis 6:9) This week’s Torah portion begins with the introduction of Noah. Interestingly, the portion does not begin with the...
by Kim Troup | Oct 20, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
God is creator and He has given the Land to Israel In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The Bible opens with the book of Genesis, and its first words determine its essence – the beginning. The beginning of time, the beginning of the...
by Kim Troup | Sep 29, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
A House of Prayer for all PeoplesDeuteronomy 31:11-12 records a very special commandment: “Read this Torah before all of Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, men and women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns that they may hear and...
by Kim Troup | Sep 22, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
God helps us return to Him This week’s portion includes Moses’ last speech to the nation before the final poem that is Chapter 32 and the blessings in Chapter 33. Chapter 30 is often referred to as the “Return” chapter, including, as it does, references to both a...
