Tag Archive for: Jewish Art

Toldot tells the story of Isaac and Rebecca’s twin sons, Jacob and Esau, who strug- gle in the womb and seem destined to clash throughout their lives and those of their de- scendants…..READ MORE.

Toldot tells the story of Isaac and Rebecca’s twin sons, Jacob and Esau, who strug- gle in the womb and seem destined to clash throughout their lives and those of their de- scendants…..READ MORE.

Parashat Chayei Sarah – Life of Sarah -, contrary to the title, starts with the death of Sarah at age 127 in Kiriath-arba – Hebron now – and concludes with the deaths of Abraham and Ishmael. ….READ MORE.

Parashat Vayera is a very complicated Parsha, with many major moments. From the
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to the birth of Isaac, the exile of Hagar and Ishmael
and finally the binding of Isaac, Vayera offers us many lessons.
The most important moments may include the four tests….READ MORE.

G-d calls on Abraham to leave the land of his birth, and in response he and Sarah begin their journey to a new land and a new kind of faith, that will become the background and location of the adventure of Jewish history….READ MORE.

Then the earth became corrupt. In this portion we see G-d commanded Noach, the only upright man in his generation, to build an ark to save himself, his family, and two of every living thing, for a flood was about to destroy the earth….READ MORE.

Bereshit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, is about the story of the creation of the world by the hands of G-d. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of…READ MORE.

Vezot Ha-Berachah is Moses’ blessing, delivered on the last day of his life, to the Israelites, tribe by tribe. It concludes poignantly with Moses’ death and his burial, seemingly by the hand of….READ MORE.

YOM KIPPUR is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish Year. Many jews who do not observe any other Jewish costomes will refrain from working, fast and attend synagogue services on…READ MORE.

Parashat Ha’Azinu, the next to last parashah in the Torah, fulfills G-d’s
instruction for Moses to “write down this song and teach it to the people of
Israel” (Deuteronomy 31:19)……READ MORE.