Genesis / Bereshit

Sarai tells Avram
Hagar can bear you a child
Ishmael is born

The Tower of Babel
It was an affront to G-d
Mankind was scattered

G-d confused their speech
Communication was hard
Was paradise lost?

Cain’s question to G-d:
“Am I my brother’s keeper?”
The right answer?  “Yes”

Jacob blesses sons

But some don’t sound like blessings

Just some honesty

He tells his brothers,

“I’m Joseph, is dad alive?”

Then he forgives them

Pharoah had a dream

Which Joseph interpreted

With some help from G-d

Joseph’s tale begins

Jacob’s fave; brothers hate him

He was a dreamer

New name for Jacob

Now he’ll be called Yisrael

He’s wrestling with G-d

Jacob sees angels

Says, “G-d is in this place and

I did not know it”

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Try to be aware

Of the Divine Presence in

All of creation

Jacob and Esau

Rivals even before birth

Typical siblings?