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NYJW Sabbath Week

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 4:15 p.m. Torah: Gen. 28:10-32:3 Haftorah: Hosea 12:13-14:10 (Ashkenaz); 11:7-12:12 (Sephard) Havdalah: 5:18 p.m. Twins fascinate us. What does it mean to share a womb for nine months with another gestating human? In the case of identical twins, what are the implications of having the same genetic material as someone else? […]

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Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 4:21 p.m. Torah: Gen. 25:19-28:9 Haftorah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 Havdalah: 5:21 p.m. The aged, nearly blind Isaac has just been deceived by his son Jacob and wife Rebecca. Jacob, impersonating his twin Esau, stole the blessing Isaac intended for Esau. Isaac reacts immediately to the deception, affirming that Jacob will remain blessed. […]

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 4:28 p.m. Torah: Gen. 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: I Kings 1:1-31 Havdalah: 5:27 p.m. “Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, which is Hebron. … And Abraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep over her.”[Genesis 23:2] What was Sarah doing in Hebron? Abraham, Sarah and Isaac lived in Beersheba. The text even tells us […]

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