Genesis — Words of Torah (my blog!) — Rabbi Amy Josefa Ariel (she/her)

In My Flesh and in My Bones: Bresheet 5786

While I waited with Israeli friends and loved ones for the hostages to return I read and watched the shared words and images of dozens - maybe hundreds - of Jews and Palestinians and Israelis and Gazans and settlers and Palestinian residents in the West Bank. I took it all in. I slept for a couple of hours. Then I read Bresheet, this week’s Torah portion. Twice. What you’ll find here are a first draft of my nearly sleepless thoughts and musing and questions and associations. It’s a bit of a rough ride, but hopefully an interesting one.

TORAHAmy ArielOctober 13, 2025Welcome Home, Israel, Palestinians, Palestine, Genesis, Bresheet, Torah, Torah Portion, Torah Study Comment

Beginning Again

NEW WITH AUDIO! Listen to my NEW d’var Torah for Bresheet.
(Or read it - that’s still an option, too!)

TORAH, Jewish ValuesAmy ArielOctober 21, 2022Torah, D'var Torah, Bresheet, Breshit, Genesis, Genesis 1, community, Jewish community Comments