A Generation comes, a generation goes
Shemos
A generation comes a generation goes….(c) 2018
This weeks Torah reading, like lehavdil, the new year of 2018, begins the second book of the Torah, known as Shemos. According to the sages of Israel, the Torah is one continuous scroll, unlike the apostates who claim the Torah was written at different times by different people . The proof that it is one continuous book can be found with the aid of Gematria. The Gematria of Exodus 1:1, where it says, And these are the names of the children of Israel who were coming to Mitzrayim, equals 3161.
Another prhase with the same number can be found at Genesis 45:7, where Joseph tells his brothers after revealing his true identity, “that Hashem has sent me before you to sustain you in the land and for a momentous deliverance.
It is quite clear from the book of Exodus that there is a connection between this phrase and the theme of Exodus, which was our redemption from Mitzrayim and our redemption from all future tyrannies.
A generation comes a generation goes….(c) 2018
This weeks Torah reading, like lehavdil, the new year of 2018, begins the second book of the Torah, known as Shemos. According to the sages of Israel, the Torah is one continuous scroll, unlike the apostates who claim the Torah was written at different times by different people . The proof that it is one continuous book can be found with the aid of Gematria. The Gematria of Exodus 1:1, where it says, And these are the names of the children of Israel who were coming to Mitzrayim, equals 3161.
Another prhase with the same number can be found at Genesis 45:7, where Joseph tells his brothers after revealing his true identity, “that Hashem has sent me before you to sustain you in the land and for a momentous deliverance.
It is quite clear from the book of Exodus that there is a connection between this phrase and the theme of Exodus, which was our redemption from Mitzrayim and our redemption from all future tyrannies.
On a personal note, the phrase at the beginning of the Parsha
, where it says, “ and Joseph and all his brothers and that generation passed away
“ reminded me of my dear uncle Shalom, who was like the Patriarch of our family
and I looked up to him very much. He
was very much part of my life and I will miss him dearly. But one thing is for
sure, I will always remember the Torah he taught me, especially during the Shabbos
leining at Shaarei Tzedek. He used to give Torah tidbits during every break of
the Torah reading. May his neshama have an aliya.
Good Shabbos
Good Shabbos
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