Vayigash
Welcome to Torah portion Vayigash. Vayigash means And He Approached. Scripture passage: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Read Aloud from My First Torah Judah told Joseph that losing Benjamin would kill his father. Then Joseph started to cry. He sent everyone else away and told his brothers the truth. He told them that he was Joseph, their brother. […]
Miketz
Welcome to Torah portion Miketz. Miketz means At the End. Scripture passage: Genesis 41:1-44:17 Read Aloud from My First Torah Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had a dream. He dreamed about seven fat cows. But then seven skinny cows ate the seven fat cows, and stayed skinny. Then he dreamed about seven plump ears of […]
Vayeshev
Welcome to Torah portion Vayeshev. Vayeshev means And He settled. Scripture passage: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob now lived in the land of Canaan. He had twelve sons, and daughters. Joseph, Rachel’s son, was seventeen years old. He was given two dreams about his brothers bowing down to him. When Joseph […]
Insights from Proverbs 3:1-8
This is a screenshot from my logos Bible app on my tablet, which I love! I am enjoying the many options in marking the text. It helps me to visually make connections that I wouldn’t see with just reading the text. So, I marked the verses with zigzaggy orange boxes for blessings. Yes, zigzaggy is […]
Vayishlach
Welcome to Torah portion Vayishlach. Vayishlach means And He sent. Scripture passage: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob began traveling back to his home. But he was still afraid of his brother, Esau. Then he found out that Esau and 400 men were ahead of him! He divided all his people and […]
Great Bible passages for reading aloud
Do you ever struggle with what to read with your family during Bible time? Perhaps you just finished a book study or it’s Friday night and you want to share something meaningful with your kids. Bookmark this post and get ready for some classic passages. Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments are our foundation for understanding […]
Vayetze
Welcome to Torah portion Vayetze. Vayetze means And he departed. Scripture passage: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob traveled towards his mother’s family. On the way, he stopped to rest. He had stones for his pillow and slept out under the stars. He had an amazing dream. He saw a ladder going […]
Toldot
Welcome to Torah portion Toldot. Toldot means offspring. Scripture passage: Genesis 25:19-28:9 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim blessed Isaac and made him very rich. In those days, people with many animals and servants were rich. Isaac had very good gardens and many animals and servants. But Isaac and Rebekah did not have any […]
5 ways to have a peaceful Shabbat
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=BxIrO&webforms_id=8844105″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] Are you finding that sometimes Shabbat doesn’t really feel like the gift that it is supposed to be? A lack of peace may be your problem. Take a look at these 5 ideas for having a more peaceful Shabbat, and see if they help you to embrace the weekly gift […]
Chayei Sarah
Welcome to Torah portion Chayei Sarah. Chayei Sarah means Sarah’s lifetime. Scripture passage: Genesis 23:1-25:18 Read Aloud from My First Torah Sarah lived 127 years before she died. Abraham was sad to lose his wife. Abraham went to the Hittites to buy land for a burial place. He paid full price for the land. Then […]
