by Kim Troup | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Samuel: Anointing the Kings of Israel In the book of Judges, we followed close to 400 years of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. There is no national government and the leaders are temporary and regional. The nation moves between times of trouble and times of...
by Kim Troup | Jan 5, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
Jacob’s Return to the Land of Israel In this week’s portion, we finish the book of Genesis with the conclusion of the story of Joseph and his brothers– the brothers and Jacob are all in Egypt, Jacob blesses his children before his death and the book closes with...
by Kim Troup | Dec 29, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom, Uncategorized
The Descent to Egypt to Create the Nation This week’s portion begins in the middle of the story of the final confrontation between Joseph and his brothers, before Joseph reveals himself to them. At the end of last week’s portion, we have heard Joseph’s cruel...
by Kim Troup | Dec 26, 2022 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Can Jews Talk About Christmas? Christmas is probably the most popular and well-known holiday in the world, certainly in the western world. Even those of different faiths have some awareness of Christmas. Movies and television...
by Kim Troup | Dec 15, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
When brothers turn against each other This week’s portion begins the story of Joseph. We learn that Jacob favors Joseph and buys him a striped coat, which results in the brothers’ terrible jealousy of him. Joseph is introduced to us as a dreamer, and as he...
