Torah Study Date Saturday, February 13, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 19:10-18 Next Session Saturday, February 20, 2021 We are in the middle of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and moving into the story of Lot’s daughters. Last week we continued discussing Lot’s family and the two who are variously described as anashim (people […]
Sarah Laughs and God Makes Plans
Deborah Achtenberg 2021 Torah Study Abraham, anashim, Ein Sof, Lot, Nahum Halevi, Sarah, Sodom, YHVH
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 23, 2021 Verses Covered Genesis (Bereishit) 18:14-23 Next Session Saturday, January 30, 2021 Last week we discussed that YHVH told Abraham that Sarah would have a child, that Sarah lied (if ‘lied’ is really the best translation) and told YHVH that she did not laugh, that it in fact might […]
Abraham, Sarah and the Visitors II
Deborah Achtenberg 2021 Torah Study Abraham, anashim, Avner Moriah, Sarah, YHVH
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 16, 2021 Verses Covered Genesis (Bereishit) 18:14-22 Next Session Saturday, January 23, 2021 Recently, we discussed the fact that Abraham lifted up his eyes (and then saw the visitors), the difference between looking and seeing, that what is indicated might be that Abraham had a vision as well as the […]
Abraham, Sarah and the Visitors I
Deborah Achtenberg 2021 Torah Study Abraham, anashim, Marc Chagall, Sarah, YHVH
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 9, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 18:6-13 Next Session Saturday, January 16, 2021 A topic we have discussed recently, in conjunction with Abraham laughing, was whether God laughs (infrequently, we think). Last week we discussed the three people who visited Abraham and a number of ways of interpreting the passages […]
YHVH Announces Isaac’s Birth, Abraham Laughs, the Men are Circumcised
Deborah Achtenberg 2021 Torah Study Abraham, anashim, Hagar, Isaac, Ishmael, Keturah, Midian, Miduh, Sarah, Shuach, Yakshon, Yishbak, Zimron
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 2, 2021 Verses Covered Genesis (Bereishit) 18:1-5 Next Session Saturday, January 9, 2021 Last week, we reviewed some topics from the previous week and discussed that the Shadai in El Shadai also means breasts, that Abraham went through a complete transformation–of his name, to Abraham, of his body, with […]