וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֶל־שְׂדֵ֞ה עֶפְרֹ֤ן בֶּן־צֹ֙חַר֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre. (Bereshit 25.9) Sooner or later it happens to us: death comes to those who have had aContinue reading “Shabbat Hayyei Sarah: The Grace to Open”
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Shabbat No’akh: There’s Still Time
What caused the destruction of all that lived upon the earth? The Torah describes the divine thought process: וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ חָמָֽס׃ The earth became corrupt before G*d; the earth was filled with lawlessness. וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֣ה נִשְׁחָ֑תָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִ֧ית כׇּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר אֶת־דַּרְכּ֖וֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ When G*d saw how corrupt the earth was, forContinue reading “Shabbat No’akh: There’s Still Time”
Shabbat Bereshit: The Fate of the Earth
The curse of farming, or, not all who wander are wrong On this Shabbat we begin all over again with Bereshit, a recounting of the ancient legends our people knew about how human life began. Interestingly, some of the first stories make no sense to us. We are mystified by HaShem’s choice of Abel’s offeringContinue reading “Shabbat Bereshit: The Fate of the Earth”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 