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

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

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 […]

Vayera

vayera

Welcome to Torah portion Vayera. Vayera means And He appeared. Scripture passage: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Read Aloud from My First Torah One day, Elohim and two other men came to visit Abraham. Abraham prepared food for them. Elohim had very good news for Abraham. In one year, Sarah would have a son! Sarah laughed because she […]

Torah Family Living Planner

planner

We all want to remember everything we are supposed to do and show up for everyday. Our poor brains sometimes have a hard time. Some people use digital methods to keep track of everything. Personally, I get tired of my battery dying, or something going wrong with technology. So, I still use an old-fashioned paper […]

Lech Lecha

lech lecha

Welcome to Torah portion Lech Lecha. Lech Lecha means Go for yourself. Scripture passage: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim told Abram about His special plans. He told Abram to go to a new land. He would bless Abram and his children. Abram did what Elohim said. But there was no food […]

Scripture coloring pages

As I have talked about before, it is so important to find ways to bring Scripture into your everyday life. We are commanded in Deuteronomy to post Scripture on the doorposts of our home. What better way to meditate on and surround ourselves with Scripture than to color and hang Scripture on the wall? These […]

Noach

noach

Welcome to Torah portion Noach. Noach means Noah. Scripture passage: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim decided to destroy the whole earth. But He had special plans for Noah. He told Noah to build an ark, a big boat. He told Noah to bring lots of food on the ark. Noah and […]

Vezot Haberakah

vezot haberakah

Welcome to Torah portion Vezot Haberakah. Vezot Haberakah means This is the blessing. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12   Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses blessed all the Children of Israel before he died. “YHVH came to dwell among us! He is an awesome Elohim with fire in His right hand! He is king over […]

Feast of Trumpets

yom teruah

And YHVH spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food […]