Primrose Road

This week's parsha is Vayishlach, a sentimental favorite because it was the Torah portion I read at my bat mitzvah:


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Jacob wrestles with a stranger (some say an angel; this commentator has an interesting interpretation, though) who injures his groin; he becomes "Israel." Perhaps appropriate because although I'm an atheist, I'm fairly sure that gee-dash-dee and I have spent a good amount of time beating one another up. ;)

For me, it's an interesting insight into Jewish mythologies and the ways in which the tradition associates consciousness with light, imagining that consciousness is primary in terms of knowing and creation.



It's G-dcast, which will be posting a cartoon parsha (Torah portion) every week this year. Secular Jews / those of us who don't buy into the supernatural elements of the culture may nevertheless find these interesting for the stories that they tell.