Miketz
Welcome to Torah portion Miketz. Miketz means At the End. Scripture passage: Genesis 41:1-44:17 Read Aloud from My First Torah Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had a dream. He dreamed about seven fat cows. But then seven skinny cows ate the seven fat cows, and stayed skinny. Then he dreamed about seven plump ears of […]
Vayeshev
Welcome to Torah portion Vayeshev. Vayeshev means And He settled. Scripture passage: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob now lived in the land of Canaan. He had twelve sons, and daughters. Joseph, Rachel’s son, was seventeen years old. He was given two dreams about his brothers bowing down to him. When Joseph […]
Vayishlach
Welcome to Torah portion Vayishlach. Vayishlach means And He sent. Scripture passage: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob began traveling back to his home. But he was still afraid of his brother, Esau. Then he found out that Esau and 400 men were ahead of him! He divided all his people and […]
Great Bible passages for reading aloud
Do you ever struggle with what to read with your family during Bible time? Perhaps you just finished a book study or it’s Friday night and you want to share something meaningful with your kids. Bookmark this post and get ready for some classic passages. Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments are our foundation for understanding […]
Vayetze
Welcome to Torah portion Vayetze. Vayetze means And he departed. Scripture passage: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob traveled towards his mother’s family. On the way, he stopped to rest. He had stones for his pillow and slept out under the stars. He had an amazing dream. He saw a ladder going […]
Toldot
Welcome to Torah portion Toldot. Toldot means offspring. Scripture passage: Genesis 25:19-28:9 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim blessed Isaac and made him very rich. In those days, people with many animals and servants were rich. Isaac had very good gardens and many animals and servants. But Isaac and Rebekah did not have any […]
Chayei Sarah
Welcome to Torah portion Chayei Sarah. Chayei Sarah means Sarah’s lifetime. Scripture passage: Genesis 23:1-25:18 Read Aloud from My First Torah Sarah lived 127 years before she died. Abraham was sad to lose his wife. Abraham went to the Hittites to buy land for a burial place. He paid full price for the land. Then […]
Vayera
Welcome to Torah portion Vayera. Vayera means And He appeared. Scripture passage: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Read Aloud from My First Torah One day, Elohim and two other men came to visit Abraham. Abraham prepared food for them. Elohim had very good news for Abraham. In one year, Sarah would have a son! Sarah laughed because she […]
Lech Lecha
Welcome to Torah portion Lech Lecha. Lech Lecha means Go for yourself. Scripture passage: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim told Abram about His special plans. He told Abram to go to a new land. He would bless Abram and his children. Abram did what Elohim said. But there was no food […]
Scripture coloring pages
As I have talked about before, it is so important to find ways to bring Scripture into your everyday life. We are commanded in Deuteronomy to post Scripture on the doorposts of our home. What better way to meditate on and surround ourselves with Scripture than to color and hang Scripture on the wall? These […]
