Genesis “In the Beginning”

Torah Portions: Weeks 1-12

Targum Torah Portion Week 12: Vayechi וַיְחִי “And He Lived”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | December 24, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis | 1 Comment

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 12 Chapters 47:28 - 50 Chapter 47:28 ויחי וַחֲיָא יַעֲקב בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם שֶׁבְסְרֵי שְׁנִין וַהֲווֹ יוֹמֵי יַעֲקב סְכוּם יוֹמֵי חֲיוֹי מְאָה וְאַרְבְּעִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין And Jakob lived in the land of...

Targum Torah Portions Week 11: Va’yigash וַיִּגַּשׁ “And He Drew Near”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | December 17, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 11 Chapters 44:18 - 47:27 Chapter 44מ״ד וּפְקֵיד יַת מְנַשֶׁה דִמְמַנָא אַפִּיטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְמֵימָר מְלֵי יַת דִיסְקְיֵי גוּבְרַיָיא עִיבּוּרָא הֵיכְמָא דְאִינוּן יָכְלִין לְסוֹבְרָא...

Targum Torah Portions Week 10: Miketz מִקֵּץ “At The End”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | December 10, 2019 | Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 10 Chapters 41:1 - 44:17 Chapter 41מ״א ויהי וַהֲוָה מִסוֹף תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין עָאל דוּכְרָנָא דְיוֹסֵף קֳדָם מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ וּפַרְעה הֲוָה חָלִים וְהָא קָאִי עַל נַהֲרָא 1 It was at the end of two years, that the...

Targum Torah Portions Week 9: Va’ Yeshev וַיֵּשֶׁב “And He Lived”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | December 3, 2019 | Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 9 Chapters 37:1 - 40:23 Chapter 37ל״ז וישׁב וִיתֵיב יַעֲקב בְּשַׁלְוִיתָא בְּאַרְעָא תּוֹתָבוּת אָבוּי בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן 1 And Jakob dwelt in peace in the land of the sojourning of his fathers, in the land of Kenaan. ...

Targum Torah Portions Week 7: Vayetze וַיֵּצֵא “And He Left”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | November 19, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 7 Chapters 28:10 - 32:2 Chapter 28כ״ח ויצא חַמְשָׁא נִיסִין אִתְעֲבִידוּ לְיַעֲקב בִּזְמַן דִנְפַק מִן בֵּירָא דְשָׁבַע. נִיסָא קַמָא אִתְקַצְרוּ שְׁעוֹי דְיוֹמָא וּטְמַע שִׁימְשָׁא בְּלָא אִשׁוּנֵיהּ...

Targum Torah Portions Week 6: Toldot תּוֹלְדֹת “Generations”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | November 12, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 6 Chapters 25:19 - 28:9 Chapter 25כ״ה וְאוֹסִיף אַבְרָהָם וּנְסַב אִיתָא וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָה הִיא הָגָר דִקְטִירָא לֵיהּ מִן שֵׁרוּיָא 1 And Abraham added and took a wife, and her name was Keturah; she is Hagar, who had...

Targum Torah Portions Week 5: Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה “Life of Sarah”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | November 5, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 5 Chapters 23 - 25:18 Chapter 23כ״ג ויהיו חיי שׁרה וַהֲווֹ חַיֵי שָרָה מְאָה וְעֶשְרִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין שְׁנֵי חַיָיהָא דְשָרָה 1 And the days of the life of Sarah were an hundred and twenty and seven years,...

Targum Torah Portions Week 4: Vayera וַיֵּרָא “He Appeared”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | October 29, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Week 4 Chapters 18-22 Chapter 18י״ח וירא וְאִתְגְלֵי עֲלוֹהִי יְקָרָא דַיְיָ בְּחֵיזְוֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא מְרַע מִכֵּיבָא דִמְהוּלְתָּא יָתִיב תְּרַע מַשְׁכְּנָא לְתוּקְפָא דְיוֹמָא 1 AND the glory of the Lord was...

Targum Torah Portions Week 3: Lech-Lecha לֶךְ-לְךָ “Go forth!”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | October 22, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapters 12-17 Chapter 12י״ב וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַבְרָם אִיזֵיל לָךְ מֵאַרְעָךְ אִתְפְּרֵשׁ מִן יַלְדוּתָךְ פּוּק מִבֵּית אָבוּךְ זִיל לְאַרְעָא דְאַחֲזִינָךְ 1 AND the Lord said to Abram, Go thou from thy land; separate...

Targum Torah Portions Week 2: Noach נֹחַ “Noah”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | October 15, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 0 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapters 6-11 Chapter 6ו׳ וַהֲוָה אֲרֵי שְׁרִיאוּ בְּנֵי נְשָׁא לְמִסְגֵי עַל אַנְפֵּי אַרְעָא וּבְנָתָא שַׁפִּירְתָּא אִיתְיְלִידוּ לְהוֹן 1 And it was when the sons of men began to multiply upon the face of the earth, and...

Targum Torah Portions Week 1: Bereshit בְּרֵאשִׁית “In The Beginning”

by Noel Joshua Hadley | October 8, 2019 | Rediscovering Torah, Targum, Targum: Genesis, Torah Portions | 2 Comments

Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapters 1-6 Chapter 1א׳ בראשׁית מִן אַוְולָא בְּרָא יְיָ יַת שְׁמַיָא וְיַת אַרְעָא 1 At the beginning (min avella) the Lord created the heavens and the earth. וְאַרְעָא הֲוַת תַּהֲיָיא וּבַהֲיָיא צַדְיָא מִבְּנֵי נַשׁ...

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