Friday, 11/21/25 – Starting at 5pm! Hybrid (In person and on Zoom)
Makor Torah Class
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Please use the Kabbalat Shabbat Zoom link to attend the Torah Class.
Parshah Toldot
This week’s Torah portion, “Toldot,” means “generations” or “history” and is found in Genesis 25:19. After years of prayer, Rivka becomes pregnant with twins and G-d tells her that “there are two nations in your womb”, and that the younger will prevail over the elder.
Twin sons, Esau and Jacob, are born. They are opposites, as Esau is a hunter and outdoorsman while Jacob dwells in the tents. Isaac and Rivka are divided as parents with Isaac favoring Esau while Rivka favors Jacob.
After an exhausting day hunting, a famished Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a pot of red lentil stew. Isaac, who was old and blind, wants to bless Esau before he dies so Rivka disguises Jacob as Esau and Jacob receives Esau’s blessing as the eldest. When Esau discovers what Jacob did he cries to his father, Isaac, for a blessing for himself. Esau vows to kill Jacob, so Jacob flees to Charan where Rivka’s brother, Laban, lives.
What is the significance of this portion explaining that “Isaac prayed to the L-rd for his wife because she was barren.”
What do Judaism and Jewish Science teach us about prayer?
What can we learn from this to enhance our spiritual walk?
Please join the discussion and let’s get into it!
Topic: Society of Jewish Science – Kabbalat Shabbat Service
