Sermons on 1. Genesis | Bereshit

Parashat Vayera

Saturday November 7, 2020 Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley CA Samuel Crane, Bar Mitzvah Shabbat shalom. Parashat Vayera is a very complicated Parsha, with many pivotal moments. The most important moments that I would like to explore include the following 4 tests that Abraham and Sara undergo. In the first test, three angels come to Abraham…

Ferguson/Fargesn

Do you remember? The crowd was much larger than the police expected. The funeral procession snaked through the bustling downtown district, picking up mourners at each stop. The death brought the community together in ways nobody would have imagined. He wasn’t the man some would have hoped for. But he was theirs. And they would…