This week, our Torah portion describes the escape from Egypt to the Red Sea and the beginning of the wilderness wanderings on the way to Sinai. The people do not understand the big picture.

I once saw a television advertisement for a smartphone company in which a child is given a large lollipop. Then another child standing nearby receives a much smaller lollipop.

It goes without saying that everything that happens in the world is somehow connected to God. Some things happen because humankind is disobedient and rebellious. Sometimes things happen because we live in a fallen world and there is no one to blame.

This week’s Torah portion brings us to the story of Joseph and his brothers. This is the longest story in the book of Genesis. It is the climax of the narrative of the formation of the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

This week our Torah portion relates the Torah, as Moses received it, to the people.

This week the Torah portion describes the people of Israel meeting with God and receiving the Ten Commandments.

This week concludes the story of Joseph and his brothers as well as the book of Genesis. In Genesis, we are reminded that God has preserved

We like to say that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. Our Torah portion for this week demonstrates this in the life of Joseph.

This week, most people are celebrating Hanukkah and/or Christmas. Both holidays have evolved over time with a variety of cultural traditions

This week our Torah portion is the story of the parting of the Red Sea and Israel's journey to Horeb, which is also known as Mt. Sinai....

This week we begin a series of Torah portions that will bring us to the end of Genesis. In a real sense it is the end of "the beginning."...