Category: Sefer Bereshit / Book of Genesis

The parashah and haftarah both focus on a leader’s nearing death (Jacob and David) and their final pronouncements to their sons.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Kings I Neviim (Prophets)

The haftarah connects to the parashah through the reconciliation of the twelve brothers and the prophecy of a reunited Israel.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Ezekiel Neviim (Prophets)

The haftarah connects to the parashah by linking Jacob’s guarding of sheep to God’s care for Israel, first for Jacob and then to Bnei Israel. ...

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Hosea Neviim (Prophets)

The parashah and haftarah relate through Pharaoh’s and Solomon’s dreams, and the divine wisdom of both Joseph and Solomon.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Kings I Neviim (Prophets)

The haftarah connects to the parashah by condemning unjust practices, emphasizing the stories of Judah and Tamar, and Joseph’s sale.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Amos Neviim (Prophets)

The haftarah connects to the parashah through Jacob and Esau in the early biblical period, and Israel and Edom in the later period.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Neviim (Prophets) Obadiah

The haftarah follows Jacob’s journey, focusing on his struggles with Esau and the angel, tying back to Israel’s guile as mentioned in Hosea.

Etz Hayim Humash December 1, 2024 Hosea Neviim (Prophets)

The haftarah and parashah connect as Malachi highlights God’s love for Jacob and rejection of Esau, the ancestors of Israel and Edom.

Etz Hayim Humash November 15, 2024 Malachi Neviim (Prophets)

We can choose, in our relationships, to see others as if through G-d’s eyes. This helps us be less alone and to see one another's ...

Alex Friedman November 15, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

God created humans with naked bodies and no shame. Now, we live in a world that wants us to forget that we were made in ...

Rebecca Galin November 14, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

The parashah and haftarah both explore the theme of old age, offering two distinct visions of aging through the lives of Abraham and David.

Etz Hayim Humash November 12, 2024 Kings I Neviim (Prophets)

Abraham’s hospitality at Mamre is met with a promise of a child, echoed in the haftarah, as Elisha rewards the woman of Shunem similarly.

Etz Hayim Humash November 12, 2024 Kings II Neviim (Prophets)

Sasson Brown, RS '25, speaks on the unexpected act of Abraham and Sarah's proselytizing and the lessons we can learn from it.

Sassoon Brown November 8, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

God’s promise with Abraham in the parashah echoes in the haftarah, as the prophet assures exiled Israel of return and renewal.

Etz Hayim Humash October 31, 2024 Isaiah Neviim (Prophets)

Both the haftarah and parashah reference the Flood. Isaiah invokes God’s oath to show God's promise of renewed loyalty to God's people.

Etz Hayim Humash October 21, 2024 Isaiah Neviim (Prophets)

The theme of creation links the haftarah to the theologies of Creation in the Bible. The prophet expresses the continuity of divine action.

Etz Hayim Humash October 21, 2024 Isaiah Neviim (Prophets)