After Sarah dies, Abraham sends his servant to find a bride for Isaac. Impressed with Rebecca, Abraham's servant invites her to meet Isaac and become his bride. Click the icon below to download a printer-friendly version.

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As the children of Israel are about to enter the land of milk and honey, Moses gives them their final instructions. This week's Torah reading talks about the importance of keeping the commandments. We are told of the blessings the children of Israel will receive for following the commandments, and the curses that will befall them if they do not!




This week we see 12 men chosen to scout out the land of Israel. The see wondrous and scary things and each of them report what they see. But it frightens the Israelites too much and they ask to return to Egypt. Two of the spies, Joshua Ben Nun and Caleb ben Jephunneh beg the Israelites to reconsider saying “the land is very, very good”.
















So much happens in this week’s Torah reading! The Jews finally leave Egypt, crossing the Red Sea as the Egyptians are in full pursuit. They sing and dance as they finally become a free nation. Yet they complain that there is no water and no food and even miss Egypt. God introduces manna, a food that shows up each day (except Shabbat!) to feed the Jews for the forty years they are in the desert. Click the link below to download a printer friendly version.


Things aren’t looking too great for the Jews in Egypt. They are enslaved, forced to work hard and all boys born are supposed to be killed. But Moses is saved, rescued by the daughter of Pharaoh as he floats in the Nile. God speaks to Moses and sends him to save the Jews. Click the icon below to download a printer-friendly version.


When Jacob hears that Joseph is alive, he brings his entire family – children and grandchildren – down to Egypt to reunite with Joseph and wait out the famine. As shepherds, they require land for the cattle. Pharoah grants them the land and Jacob and his family settle there. Click the icon below to download a user-friendly version.


This week's Parsha sees Joseph rise to power. From a prisoner in Egypt to the second in command, Joseph's skill as a interpreter of dreams helps him impress Pharoah. When a famine does hit the land, Egypt is prepared. Joseph recognizes his brothers as they come from Canaan to ask for food, but he isn't ready for a family reunion yet. Click the icon below to download our printer-friendly version.




With Jacob in Haran, he begins to think about starting a family. While engaged to marry Rachel, he is tricked into marrying Leah, Rachel's older sister, on his wedding day. By the time Jacob is ready to leave Charan, he has children from Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah! Most of the twelve tribes are born in this week's Torah portion.


Parshat Toldot
Isaac marries Rebecca and together they begin a family with twins -- Esau and Jacob. One brother spends his time out in the field and the other sitting in his tent. A plan is hatched by Rebecca to make sure Jacob receives his father's first blessing though he is the younger child. Click on the icon below to download a printer-friendly version.


The last days of Sukkot bring new celebration to the holiday. Simchat Torah, the last day of Sukkot, celebrates both the ending and the beginning of the yearly Torah cycle. In fact, we finish the Torah and start the Torah on the same day. There is much celebration and dancing with the Torah scrolls.


Sukkot is a celebration of the harvest season in the land of Israel. Jews would live in huts in their fields as they were harvesting their crops. We also build Sukkot to remember the huts the Jews lived in while they were wandering through the desert. There are a number of different laws on how to build a Sukkah. For example, you cannot build a Sukkah under a tree and each Sukkah must have at least 2 and a half walls. (You may, however, build a Sukkah on a camel -- just build it carefully!!!)




