Vayeshev

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #9 Vayeshev (He continued living) Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: ‘Amos (Amos) 2:6-3:8 B’rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16 This week we are going to focus on a couple narratives in our parashah. First, it is important to know who the sons were that plotted against Yosef in the first section of this week’s… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #9: Vayeshev ( He continued living) B’resheit (Genesis) 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: ’Amos 2:6-3:8 B’rit Chadashah: Acts: 7:9-10 There are so many songs and stories about Yosef’s coat of many colors, yet the subject is seldom explored in depth. Why was this coat so unusual and so important? Why did his father… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #9 Vayeshev (He continued living) B’resheit (Genesis) 37:1- 40:23 Haftarah: ‘Amos 2:6-3:9 B’rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16 Although 27:2 reads “Here is the story of Ya’akov”, what follows is a 14-chapter story about Ya’akov’s sons. But perhaps it is really a story about Ya’akov’s legacy to his sons as we shall… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #9 Vayeshev (He continued living) B’resheit (Genesis) 37:1- 40:23 Haftarah: ‘Amos 2:6-3:9 B’rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16 It is important to know who the sons were that plotted against Yosef in the first section of this week’s parashah. We read in Gen. 37:2 that Yosef was with the sons of Bilpah… Read more »

Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Parashah #9 Vayeshev (He continued living) Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: ‘Amos (Amos) 2:6-3:8 B’rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16 Before getting into this week’s parashah, I will address the question about whether it is a Biblical command not to eat the sinew (thigh muscle) that passes along the hip socket of an animal. This… Read more »