Parsha Breisheit: A Torah of What to Do

Is it time to write about our weekly parsha (Torah portion) already?  It seems like I just wrote one.  Ah, yes.  This is what happens when we finish our cycle of the Torah and begin again.  There really is no time, which means no rest for my Torah thoughts. Such is life. So, here we are, back to the beginning.  The parsha is called Breisheit and has many, many meanings.  It is normally translated as, “In the beginning.”  However it … Continue reading

Parsha Trumah: Project Management (Part 2)

What strikes me as I read this week’s parsha (weekly Torah portion) was how I have been seen the first two books of the Torah:  Genesis (Breshiet in Hebrew) and Exodus (Shmot in Hebrew).  In Breshiet I found myself seeing some little aspect within a parsha, while in Shmot I am finding much larger themes; themes that exist over many parshas.  I don’t know why that is.  At the moment, I just find it an interesting observation.  If anybody out … Continue reading