Lech Lecha (Genesis 12-17) - Recap
This week’s parsha shifts both focus and style: from the sweeping story of humanity across generations to the detailed lives of Abraham and his household. God calls Abram to leave home for Canaan, promising him descendants, land, and a future as a source o…
Noah (Genesis 6-11) - Recap
First the flood, then the tower: this week’s Torah portion narrates two core stories that bridge the timeline between Adam and Eve (last week’s parsha) and Abraham and Sarah (next week’s parsha). We begin with a world whose human inhabitants have almost completel…
Many a Jewish wrist is on ice this week, after synagogues across the world rolled their Torah scrolls from the last verse all the way back to the first verse. We’re back at the beginning now: the beginning of the text (the Torah) and the beginning of time (the Jewish creation story). As we…
