Genesis 32:4 And he commanded אתם them saying, This is what you will say to my master Esau; Your servant Jacob said this, I have lived with Laban and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen and donkeys, flocks and menservants and female servants: and I have sent to tell my master, that I may find grace in …
VAYETZE (and he went out)
Genesis 28:10 Jacob went out from Beer-sheba and went toward Haran (burning anger). 11 And he came upon the certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had already set; and he took some stones from that place and put them as his pillows and lay down in that place to sleep. C-MATS Question: Where was that “certain …
TOLDOT (generations)
Genesis 25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham gave birth to את־ Isaac. C-MATS Question: Why does the Torah stress that Isaac was the son of Abraham? The Torah stresses that Abraham and Isaac were father and son. The cynics of that generation had been saying that Sarah must have become pregnant by Abimelech, since she …
Sukkot-Feast of Tabernacles (Booths)
Question: Why do we celebrate the Feast of Sukkot? The Festival of Sukkot commemorates the shelter that יהוה provided the Israelite people in the Wilderness, and an essential part of the Sukkot service is to recall that shelter. Sukkot responds to the joy of knowing that your sins were forgiven during Yom Kippur and recalling the miraculous provision and care …
V’Zot HaBerachah (and this is the blessing)
Deuteronomy 33:1 וְזֹאת And this is the blessing, in which blessed Moses, the man of Elohim את־ Children of Israel before his death. C-MATSQuestion: What were the final words of Moses? These final words of Moses are a combination of blessing and prophecy, in which he blesses each tribe according to its national responsibilities and individual greatness. Moses’ blessings were …