Parsha 5 of 54 · Sefer Bereishis
One piece for each year. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 3 pages
Lessons in Business; the Torah never misses a beat This week’s parsha recounts that Sarah Imeinu passed away, and that Avraham negotiated with Efron for the purchase of Ma’aras Hamachpeila. Rashi points out that the cave of Machpeilah literally means the cave…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 1 page
This week’s Hafotora comes from Malachim 1 chapter 1 pesukim 1-31. Sefer Melachim is about the rule of Shlomo Hamelech over Israel. The first Posuk begins with describing David Hamelech’s state (he was getting on in years). The first Rashi famously explains…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha we hear about the loss of Sarah, who passed away after hearing the “news” that Avraham had brought Yitzchak as a potential sacrifice. Optically, we can think that Sarah passed away out of fear of the fact that Yitzchak her only offspring…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 1 page
A crazy thing happened on the way home from the office the other night. On my way home, I witnessed a gnarly car crash; there was a victim in the middle of the highway, which I saw and proceeded to stop, put my hazards on, and make sure the lane was blocked…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha is Chayei Sara, where we learn of Sarah's passing and Avraham's subsequent search for a wife for Yitzchak. It is generally contemplated that Sarah passed away due to the shock of hearing the news of Yitzchak, and many Mepharshim say she…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 1 page
This week’s parsha, Chayei Sarah, is named for Sarah’s life, even though it opens with her passing. The Torah tells us, “Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her,” and in the word V’Livkosah, the letter Chof is written smaller than the others. Many…
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