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Toldot
By the Numbers
Your Questions
Why Seven Aliyot on Shabbat?
The sages outline the number of aliyot for the Torah reading based on the uniqueness of the day on which the Torah is read.
The sages outline the number of aliyot for the Torah reading based on the uniqueness of the day on which the Torah is read.
Essay
A History of the Charity Can
The tradition of Jewish charity dates back to their earliest origins, to Abraham, the first Jew...
The tradition of Jewish charity dates back to their earliest origins, to Abraham, the first Jew...
Meditations for the Month of Kislev: G-d’s Warm, Supportive Embrace
The concept of support is deeply interwoven with Kislev.
The concept of support is deeply interwoven with Kislev.
Parshah
Did Jacob Not Care for His Mother?
How could Jacob accept Rebbeca’s offer to take his father’s curses upon herself? There must be a reason for this seeming lack of care.
How could Jacob accept Rebbeca’s offer to take his father’s curses upon herself? There must be a reason for this seeming lack of care.
Why Isaac's Wells Lasted, and Abraham's Did Not
Each of the three forefathers typified something unique, a particular “brand” that was thereafter permanently imprinted into the Jewish DNA.
Each of the three forefathers typified something unique, a particular “brand” that was thereafter permanently imprinted into the Jewish DNA.
For Your Toldot Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
News From the Int'l Conference
Voices
My Daily Drop-Off Miracle Moment
I asked when he would likely lose his ability to walk, and the specialist told me it would happen sometime around middle school.
I asked when he would likely lose his ability to walk, and the specialist told me it would happen sometime around middle school.
The Rabbi’s Motorcycle Accident
Katia’s voice became choked with emotion as she continued, “I became very angry at Jews and at Judaism. I decided that it was not for me. ‘If Jews behave like this,’ I thought to myself, ‘it’s better for me to be among non-Jews.’”
Katia’s voice became choked with emotion as she continued, “I became very angry at Jews and at Judaism. I decided that it was not for me. ‘If Jews behave like this,’ I thought to myself, ‘it’s better for me to be among non-Jews.’”
Video
Teen With Cystic Fibrosis: "My Challenges Don't Define Me"
Rosie Grossbaum is a high school student with an indomitable spirit who lives with the life-threatening disorder cystic fibrosis.
Rosie Grossbaum is a high school student with an indomitable spirit who lives with the life-threatening disorder cystic fibrosis.
Cake and Candy "Lentil Soup" for Parshat Toldot
Is it lentil soup or a dessert look-alike? Create a fun treat for Parshat Toldot!
Is it lentil soup or a dessert look-alike? Create a fun treat for Parshat Toldot!
When laying siege on a city to conquer it, we do not surround it from all four sides, but only from three sides, leaving a way to escape for anyone who wishes to flee for his life. As it is written: "And they warred against Midian, as G-d commanded Moses" (Numbers 31:7)--it has been handed down by tradition that this is what G-d had commanded him.
— Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings and their Wars, 6:7
Print Magazine
Nobody believed Noah. But Abraham, some say, convinced most of his generation.
Noah talked as someone who followed a tradition of the past. Abraham described how he had discovered G-d on his own.
Teach like Abraham.
Likutei Sichot vol. 20, pg. 13ff.
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