Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Descendants of Esau and Jacob: Naming Names and Telling Tales (Genesis 36:1-43) October 9, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments In psychotherapy, it is generally proposed that the beginning of coping consists of naming the problem or issue with which one is having difficulties. But giving a name is insufficient.…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Esau versus Jacob: Naming Names and Telling Tales (Genesis 36:1-43) October 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Why are the generations of descendants of Esau merely listed in these 43 verses with no stories told about any of them? In contrast, in the next parasha, we are…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Joseph’s Brothers Prostrated Themselves – Are We? (Bereshit 42:1-7) September 12, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments I grew up believing that Jews bow down only to the One God, our Creator, and never to another human being. The Purim story tells us that Mordechai refused to…