Vayechi
Year 3 Genesis 49:27-50:26 (Plaut p 313; Hertz p 187) Haftarah I Kings 2:1-12 (Plaut p 323; Hertyz p 191) Jacob’s final blessing to his children and grandchildren precedes demand that he be buried in the ancestral grave in Hebron…
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Category Judentum
Vayiggash
Year 3 Genesis 46:28-47:27 (Plaut p 293; Hertz p 174) Haftarah Ezekiel 37:15-28 (Plaut p 302; Hertz p 178) The great re-union of Joseph and his aged father Jacob/Israel lead to a welcome for all of Bet Yisraeil—the House of…
Hanukkah
Stories have great power. We tell stories about ourselves and about our communities because they give our lives meaning, and they help us navigate between the past and the future. We use stories to help us make sense of the…
Vayeishev
Genesis 39:1-40:23 (Plaut p 252; Hertz p 147. ) Haftarah Amos 2:6-3:8. (Plaut p 263; Hertz p 152) The parashah tells the stories of how Jacob’s other sons sold Joseph into captivity in Egypt, of how Judah wronged his daughter-in-law…
Wajeze: Jakobs Feilschen mit Gott?
Der Wochenabschnitt Wajeze berichtet von Jakobs Reise nach, seinem Leben in, und seiner Flucht aus Haran. Er erzählt von Jakobs erster Begegnung mit Rachel und von den Jahren, die er für Laban arbeiten muss. Der Bericht schildert die gemeinsamen Lebensjahre…
Vayetze: Bargaining with God ?
Parashat Vayetze tells of Jacob’s travels to Haran, his sojourn there, and his return to Canaan. It recounts Jacob’s first meeting with Rachel, his time working for Laban, living with Rachel and Leah, and the birth of all his children…
Parashat Chayei Sarah: Death is not the end
When someone we love passes away, we experience deep sorrow and grief. We miss that person’s presence and caring. We miss the support and all that we shared. Jewish mourning rituals and customs are meant to help us cope, to…
Vayera
Genesis 21:1-22:24 (Plaut p.132; Hertz p.71) Haftarah Second Kings 4:1-37 (Plaut p.149; Hertz p.76) Parashat Vayera includes the well-known report of Abraham’s plea to God to save the lives of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. While the effort that…
Lech Lecha: Every person has a name
Lechol ish yesh shem shenatan lo elohim venatnu lo aviv ve’imo. Every person has a name which God gave him and which his father and mother gave him (by Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (1914-1984)) For all of us, our name is…
Parashat Noach: The rainbow brings together, and is creating a whole
Parashat Noach tells the story of God’s decision to destroy the earth with a flood because of the corruption and wickedness found in the world. Only Noach – the only righteous man on earth – his family, and a pair…