In chapter 2 of Exodus, Moses is saved by being hidden in the Nile in a "wicker basket" (NJPS) -- or is it?  This week Torah Talk is thinking inside the box.
   Look for this week's PDF source sheet at www.michaelcarasik.com.
 

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  Why did Jacob make Joseph swear to bring him back to Canaan for burial?
  This week's source sheet is at my home page.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Any suggestions for a new podcast hosting service will be appreciated.

 

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  With apologies — you'll find both this week's source sheet (in PDF format) and this week's podcast (in mp3 format) at www.michaelcarasik.com.  Click on the "Torah Talk" button to listen, right-click or control-click to download and save.
  If anyone has suggestions for a reliable web hosting service, please send them to me.

  And now (a few days late)  we will try once more to load the podcast:

  

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  Still unable to upload the source sheet here.  Sorry. 

  I will do my best to solve THIS week's hosting problems in more timely fashion.

  This week, those thin, thin, cows.
  (Find the PDF source sheet at www.michaelcarasik.com/.)

 

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  In this week's episode, Joseph is bought by a caravan of Ishmaelites and sold to Potiphar in Egypt.
  But ... just who were these Ishmaelites?

  (Please look for this week's source sheet at www.michaelcarasik.com -- sorry for the inconvenience.)

 

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   The chapter begins with v. 1 ... but the parashah begins with v. 4.
   There's a rationale behind both decisions -- and in each case it involves angels.

  
 You'll find the source sheet here for a change...
      

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  This week, some instant midrash, based on the names of Leah's six sons.

 

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  In this week's episode, Rebecca has twins.
  Sorry, make that ... "Rebecca has twins!"

 

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   Where was Abraham when Sarah died—and why?
   Plus more on this barely functional family.

  

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  A few days late due to some Internet connection problems....

  In Vayera, the Lord "appears" to Abraham — and promises that He will return a year later.  Did He?

  Note:  For the time being, due to some bugs in the Godaddy.com software, the weekly Torah Talk source sheet will be found on my home page.  Apologies for the inconvenience.

 

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