A Taste of Torah – B’reshis
** A short intro on the name of the weekly reading
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A Deeper Taste of Torah – B’reshis
** Our Deeper Teaching from the Weekly Hebrew Reading
* B’reshis ‘In Beginning’ – Gen. 1:1-6:8
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 42:5-43:10
Torah Learning & Conversation – Why the Torah Opens as It Does – And Some Very Key Lessons for Us – Gen. 1:1-10
Torah Portion – B’reshis – RCS Torah Connections – Gen. 1 and Yochanon (“John”) 1:1-18 – The Deeper Meaning & Significance of Yochanon’s Hebraic- Based Message
A Deeper Look at Man Made in God’s Image, And the Divine-Human Partnership – Gen. 1:21-2:23
What Really Happened with Adam & Eve – And What They Did – And What They Failed to Do – Gen. 2:24-3:6
Adam & Eve – What the Hebrew More Deeply Tells Us About God’s First Question to Man – And Why Gen. 3:7-16
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* Noach (Noah) ‘Rest’ – Gen. 6:9-11:32
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 54:1-55:5
Noach “Noah” “Rest” God’s Graciousness – Man’s Spiritual Descent – What the LORD Found in Noah – Gen. 6:9-17
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* Lech Lecha ‘Go of Yourself’ – Gen. 12:1-17:27
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 40:27-41:16
God First Speaks to Avraham: A Seminal Turning Point in Scripture – Gen. 12:1-5
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* Vayeira ‘And Appeared’ – Gen. 18:1-22:25
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – 2 Kings 4:1-37
Yeshua Visits Avraham – Great Lessons from Avraham’s Conduct – Gen. 18:1-22
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* Chayyei ‘Sarah’ ‘Life of Sarah’ – Gen. 23:1-25:18
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – 1 Kings 1:1-31
Sarah’s Godly Life & Lessons for Us – Avraham Buries Sarah – Gen. 23:1-24:6
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* Toldos ‘Offspring’ – Gen. 25:19-28:9
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Malachi 1:1-2:17
Isaac Entreats the LORD for Rebekah – Key Lessons from the Names & Character of Esau & Jacob – Gen. 25:19-28
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* Vayeitzei ‘And Went Forth’ – Gen. 28:10-32:3
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Hoshea 12:13-14:10
Jacob Learns How Much the LORD is with Him in All Jacob Does – Gen. 28
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* Vayishlach “And Sent” – Genesis 32:4-36:43
Haftorah ‘Conclusion’ – Obadiah 1:1-21
Jacob Expresses What the LORD Has Done for Him – Jacob Soars – Gen. 32
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** Vayeishev “And He Settled” – Genesis 37:1-40:23</strong
Haftorah “Conclusion’ – Amos 2:6-3:8
Settled But Not Settled – The Torah Begins Shifting from the Story of Jacob to the Story of His Sons – Gen. 37
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** Miketz “At the End” – Genesis 41:1-44:17
Haftorah “Conclusion’ – 1 Kings 3:15-4:1
Yosef Interprets Pharoah’s Dreams – Gen. 41:1-36
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Vayigash “He Approached” – Genesis 44:18-47:27
Haftorah (“Conclusion”) – Ezekiel 37:15-28
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers – Gen. 45:1-20
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It is traditionally said (in Hebrew) upon completing the reading of a Book of the Torah through the weekly community readings, ‘Be strong be strong and may we be strengthened’.