Category Archives: Book of Genesis

AT THE GOING RATE by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

          The 23rd chapter of Genesis finds Abraham negotiating with the Hittites among whom he is living.   Sarah just died, and Abraham needs a place to bury his wife.   He asks the Hittite elders seated at the gate of Hebron … Continue reading

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WHAT IS A MIRACLE? by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

When Abraham and Sarah learn that Sarah will bear a child, we read in Genesis 17-18, they both laugh. Abraham wipes the smile off his face, and asks Divine consideration for Ishmael, his son with Hagar.  But Sarah considers the whole idea … Continue reading

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GLOBAL FLOODING by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

So there was this old man named Noah and he had an obsession.  He kept telling people the climate was changing and they might get drowned.  He even built a huge boat in his backyard.  He had to have a giant backyard, of … Continue reading

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