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Toldot

Genesis 25:19-28:9

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    • In this Torah portion, Rebekah and Isaac have twins, the smooth-skinned Jacob, who Rebekah favors, and the hairy Esau, who Isaac favors. After coming home from a hunting trip, Esau asks his brother for some lentil soup, but Jacob tells him he must trade him his birthright. Years later, when Isaac is old and blind, Jacob tricks his father into giving him the firstborn blessing. Jacob leaves his home, out of fear of his brother, to find a wife at his uncle Laban's house.

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    		 hairy arms of Esau for parashat toldot
    Esau's hairy hands.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    Nature Or Nurture
    Rabbi Howard Alpert, Hillel

    Manipulating Food Supply to Gain Power
    Rachel Farbiarz, AJWS

    Rebekah’s Spiritual Crisis
    Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen, KOLEL

    Change is Possible
    Rabbi James Maisels, AJWS

    Only Connect
    Rabbi Ruth Gais, Union for Reform Judaism

    The Work Was Unfinished
    Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, AJWS
     

    Sharing The Blessing
     Rabbi Dan Bronstein, socialaction.com
     

    Digging Wells, Conserving Water
     Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Canfei Nesharim

    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    John Wayne Meets Jacob
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

    (Un)Conditional Love
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships

    Valuing Differences
    Rabbi Steven Brown, Jewish Theological Seminary

    All Over Again
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

    Synthesizing The Physical And The Spiritual
    Nathan J. Diament, Orthodox Union

    Overcoming Destiny
    Gary Rubin, UJA-Federation of New York

    Family and Fun

     

    Parashat Toldot Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

    		  

    Parashat Toldot Challah
    Julie Seltzer

    		  

    Recipe: Lentil Soup

    		  

     

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