Introduction to the Series
I’m a 37 year old wife and mother of four, deeply rooted by Jewish faith and meaning, even if we don’t practice in the traditional Orthodox way. At the heart of this new project is a simple desire: to read the Bible week by week and reflect on the wisdom I find. I’m deeply curious about how ancient wisdom can shape the messy, beautiful work of raising a family and building a home.
My children — currently six, five, three, and one — are the joy of my life, and my hope is to help them grow into kind, conscientious adults. I wholeheartedly believe the best way to do this is by drawing wisdom from the Bible. Not just for my children, but for myself as well.
Upon reflecting on my own journey with scripture, it struck me: I’ve never actually read the Bible cover to cover. Even if I had, I wouldn’t know how to make sense of it in the context of my daily life as a wife and mother.
Dennis Prager is a Superstar
Then I found Dennis Prager’s The Rational Bible, which felt like a gift. Prager’s translation and commentary opened the text in a way that felt accessible and alive. I felt an undeniable pull to read, re-read, highlight, and jot down questions — the energy was urgent, almost manic. That’s what sparked this project.
Elizabeth Gilbert once wrote: “Ideas are alive, energetic life forms. When an idea thinks it has found someone… it will visit you. If you are too distracted or unwilling, it will move on to someone else.” This project felt like one of those ideas — insistent, alive, and waiting for me to pick it up. Manic, as in scrambling eggs for four children and packing school bags, all while also jotting down notes for this project. This project needs me.
“If you can’t find the book you want to read, write it.” – Toni Morrison
There are countless wonderful and amazing Christian mothers blogging and podcasting about their faith, and teaching scripture, and it’s so beautiful and moving. For Jewish mothers, there is hardly anything out there that I’ve felt scratched the itch.
So, I am creating the series I wished already existed. This new series isn’t just for the Jewish mother though, as Dennis Prager reminds us that Genesis is applicable to everyone:
“Genesis contains the foundation of Western morality, the origins of human civilization, and lessons that apply to all people, regardless of faith. You do not need to be Jewish to gain insight from its stories.”
The collection of posts that I’m about to start-up is entirely personal and reflective. I’m not a scholar or theologian. Not even close. My reflections and lessons will draw primarily from Dennis Prager’s The Rational Bible, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski’s Living Each Week, my favorite Jewish podcaster Gedale Fenster, and other rabbinical sources I turn to regularly for study and growth. All through the lens of a Jewish wife and mother of four.
The World’s Largest Book Club
One of the most magical things about the Torah is that it’s like the world’s biggest book club. Every week, on the Sabbath, Jews everywhere read the same Torah portion (called a parsha) together. The cycle follows the Hebrew calendar, so it doesn’t always match up neatly with the Gregorian calendar year after year. See this years schedule below.
As I’m finishing the final edits of this post, I have a pot roast in the oven (recipe to be posted soon!) in celebration for the Jewish New Year, which we will celebrate and ring in at sunset, tonight. And this new year, Jews around the world begin reading Genesis together on October 18th, 2025. My plan is that each Sunday morning, I’ll share a new post tied to that week’s reading. My reflections will be through the lens of a wife and mother of four, navigating faith in the modern world, and making sense of the lessons the Torah continues to teach me.
This project is for me, for my children, and most importantly, for God. It’s also dedicated to the memory of Charlie Kirk, whose strength, conviction, and unwavering faith in God continue to inspire me.
Welcome to this new series. Let’s begin this journey together. Happy New Year (5786!) and I’ll see you back here, for the start of Genesis on Sunday, October 19th. Shana Tova! Follow the journey here.
The 54 Weeklys
| # | Parsha (Hebrew) | Parsha (English) | Chapters & Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bereishit | In the Beginning | Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 |
| 2 | Noach | Noah | Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 |
| 3 | Lech-Lecha | Go Forth | Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 |
| 4 | Vayera | He Appeared | Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 |
| 5 | Chayei Sarah | The Life of Sarah | Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 |
| 6 | Toldot | Generations | Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 |
| 7 | Vayetzei | He Went Out | Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 |
| 8 | Vayishlach | He Sent | Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 |
| 9 | Vayeshev | He Settled | Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 |
| 10 | Miketz | At the End | Genesis 41:1 – 44:17 |
| 11 | Vayigash | He Approached | Genesis 44:18 – 47:27 |
| 12 | Vayechi | He Lived | Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 |
| 13 | Shemot | Names | Exodus 1:1 – 6:1 |
| 14 | Vaera | I Appeared | Exodus 6:2 – 9:35 |
| 15 | Bo | Come | Exodus 10:1 – 13:16 |
| 16 | Beshalach | When He Sent | Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 |
| 17 | Yitro | Jethro | Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 |
| 18 | Mishpatim | Laws | Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 |
| 19 | Terumah | Offering | Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 |
| 20 | Tetzaveh | You Shall Command | Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 |
| 21 | Ki Tisa | When You Take | Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 |
| 22 | Vayakhel | He Assembled | Exodus 35:1 – 38:20 |
| 23 | Pekudei | Accounts | Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 |
| 24 | Vayikra | He Called | Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 |
| 25 | Tzav | Command | Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36 |
| 26 | Shemini | Eighth | Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 |
| 27 | Tazria | She Bears Seed | Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59 |
| 28 | Metzora | Leper | Leviticus 14:1 – 15:33 |
| 29 | Acharei Mot | After the Death | Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30 |
| 30 | Kedoshim | Holy Ones | Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27 |
| 31 | Emor | Speak | Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23 |
| 32 | Behar | On the Mountain | Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2 |
| 33 | Bechukotai | In My Statutes | Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34 |
| 34 | Bamidbar | In the Wilderness | Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 |
| 35 | Naso | Lift Up | Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 |
| 36 | Behaalotecha | When You Light | Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 |
| 37 | Shlach | Send | Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 |
| 38 | Korah | Korah | Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 |
| 39 | Chukat | Statute | Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 |
| 40 | Balak | Balak | Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 |
| 41 | Pinchas | Phinehas | Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 |
| 42 | Matot | Tribes | Numbers 30:2 – 32:42 |
| 43 | Masei | Journeys | Numbers 33:1 – 36:13 |
| 44 | Devarim | Words | Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 |
| 45 | Vaetchanan | I Pleaded | Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 |
| 46 | Eikev | Because | Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 |
| 47 | Re’eh | See | Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 |
| 48 | Shoftim | Judges | Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 |
| 49 | Ki Teitzei | When You Go Out | Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 |
| 50 | Ki Tavo | When You Come | Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8 |
| 51 | Nitzavim | You Are Standing | Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20 |
| 52 | Vayelech | He Went | Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30 |
| 53 | Ha’Azinu | Give Ear | Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52 |
| 54 | V’Zot HaBracha | This is the Blessing | Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12 |