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#guests #welcomingguests #parshatvayera #vayera #hachnasatorchim #shabbat #opentents #opentent #feedingothers #hos pitality In Parshat Vayera, Chapter 18 of Genesis, if one follows along closely, one will note that Avraham models the many steps of opening one's home to guests. From the warm greetings, to the speedy preparations of sumptuous food, to serving with grace, making guests comfortable and then seeing them safely on their way, Parshat Vayera offers us sound advice f

#breisheet #lechlecha #parshatlechlecha #avraham #sarai #genesis #parshathashavua #parashathashavua #journeys #downsizing #aging Parashat Lech Lecha is about journeys, but it is also a chance to learn more about the first pivotals figures in our long and storied history. Within these few chapters we discover more about the great Avram and Sarai. From the rabbis we learn about Avram's emunah , his deep belief, but through his actions we also learn about his conviction and co

#babel #parashatnoach #ai #weapons #breisheet #genesis The Torah gives us two portions which bring us fascinating universal stories, which includes the story of Babel, found in Breishheet 11. Here we find humanity along with a new invention, bricks. How amazing to be able to build upward? Adding windows and doors and one has protection from the elements, but look, we can always build better! Higher and higher! Such a temptation to do more and more, using our skills. That ver

#breisheet #parshatbreisheet #seferbreisheet #appalachiantrail #hiking #thejoyofhiking #learning #chevruta #torahlearning #journeys #hiking #communities #limudtorah Happy Parashat Breisheet and welcome to a New Year and another step on the path of Limud Torah (Learning Torah) This is a blog post about journeys and those who journey the hard way, by foot. I hope that you will read into it the parallels of the journey of Torah learning, which I hope appear in each paragraph a

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