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Bereshit

Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24)

Abraham’s tent is open on a hot day when three mysterious visitors arrive; he rushes to serve them, and they promise that Sarah will bear a son—prompting her incredulous laugh. God reveals the impending judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah, and Abraham argues for the cities in a bold plea for justice. Two angels reach Sodom, save Lot from a violent mob, and urge his family to flee; Lot’s wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt. In the aftermath, Lot’s daughters seek a future for their line.

Abraham and Sarah’s wandering brings them to Gerar, where a tense encounter with King Avimelech ends with divine intervention. Isaac is born and named for laughter; a painful household conflict leads to Hagar and Ishmael’s departure, yet God hears their cries and promises Ishmael a nation. Abraham secures a well at Be’er Sheva. Finally comes the Akedah—the Binding of Isaac—where Abraham climbs Mount Moriah to answer God’s test. A voice from heaven stops the knife, a ram is offered instead, and the covenant is reaffirmed. The portion closes with a genealogy that quietly introduces Rebecca, the future wife of Isaac. Themes to listen for: radical hospitality, arguing with Heaven for justice, laughter turning to faith, the cost of covenantal loyalty, and a trust that walks to the edge and finds a ram in the thicket.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.

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Bereshit

Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)

God tells Abram, “Go forth,” launching a journey that will redefine faith and family. Abram and Sarai leave Haran for Canaan, where God promises land and countless descendants. A famine drives them to Egypt; a crisis with Pharaoh ends when plagues force their release, and they return to the land with new wealth. Strife between the herdsmen of Abram and his nephew Lot leads to a peaceful separation—Lot settles near Sodom while God reiterates His promise, inviting Abram to walk the length and breadth of the land. When four regional kings capture Lot, Abram musters 318 men, rescues him, and meets the priest-king Melchizedek, to whom he gives a tithe.

God then cuts a covenant “between the pieces,” foretelling that Abram’s offspring will be strangers in a land not theirs before ultimately inheriting Canaan. Seeking children, Sarai gives her maidservant Hagar to Abram; Hagar conceives Ishmael and encounters an angel who names the child and promises him a future. At age 99, Abram receives the covenant of circumcision, with new names—Abraham and Sarah—and the pledge of a son, Isaac. Abraham circumcises every male in his household that very day. Themes to listen for: trust that moves with incomplete maps, the tension between human plans and divine promises, covenant as calling and responsibility, and leadership that chooses peace yet acts decisively for justice.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.

Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.

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Bereshit
Noach (Genesis 6:9–11:32)

Humanity’s violence fills the earth, and God calls Noah—“a righteous man in his generation”—to build an ark and preserve life. The floodwaters purge the world; after months adrift, a raven and then a dove test the waters until dry land emerges. Noah offers thanks, and God forges a universal covenant with all living beings, marked by the rainbow, establishing foundational ethics: respect for life and the prohibition of murder and bloodshed.

Yet renewal is fragile. Noah’s vineyard leads to a family crisis and the curse of Canaan. Nations branch out from Noah’s sons, culminating in Babel, where humanity’s proud bid for a single tower and name ends with a confounding of languages and a scattering across the earth. The portion closes by tracing the line to Abram, preparing the way for a new kind of calling. Themes to listen for: responsibility after catastrophe, the sanctity of life, cultural diversity as both challenge and blessing, and how covenant reframes survival into purpose.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.

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Bereshit

Bereshit (Genesis 1:1–6:8)

From the very first words, “In the beginning,” this portion launches the entire Torah: six days of creation and Shabbat; light and darkness, sky and sea, land and vegetation, sun–moon–stars, creatures of water and air, animals, and finally humanity in the divine image. We enter Eden with Adam and Eve, confront the serpent’s temptation and the first choice with consequences, and follow the couple beyond the garden into a world where work, pain, and hope coexist.

Bereshit also tells of the first siblings—Cain and Abel—the birth of jealousy, the tragedy of the first murder, and the haunting question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Generations and early civilizations arise; music, metalwork, and cities flourish even as moral corruption spreads. The mysterious “sons of God” and the Nephilim appear, and God resolves to reset creation—yet Noah “finds favor,” hinting at renewal ahead. Themes to listen for: the dignity and responsibility of being human, the power of words to build or break, the boundary and blessing of Shabbat, and how accountability and compassion keep creation “very good.”

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