Year 5986

Sunday, 17 Kislev 5786 / December 7, 2025 Event Flying Home finally from 12midnight arriving 12noon PH total of 15 hours Here and Now So tired, I had to make my written devotion a day after SOAP Scriptures Torah Parshat Vayeishev, 1st Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 37:1-37:11) Genesis 37:1-11 English Standard Version Joseph's Dreams 1 Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.[ a ] 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his br...

Friday, 8 Kislev 5786 / November 28, 2025 Event Black Market Friday, free shopping day Here and Now I slept late but woke up just right at 7AM because it's a free day SOAP Scriptures Torah Parshat Vayeitzei, 6th Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 31:17-31:42) Genesis 31:17-42 English Standard Version 17 So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels. 18 He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. 19 Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods. 20 And Jacob tricked[ a ] Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. 21 He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates,[ b ] and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. 22 When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, 23 he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close ...

Thursday, 7 Kislev 5786 / November 27, 2025 Event Thursday beach day Here and Now I had a good long sleep because I slept early last night to wake up at 6:30AM today SOAP Scriptures Torah Parshat Vayeitzei, 5th Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 30:28-31:16) Genesis 30:28-31:16 English Standard Version 28 Name your wages, and I will give it.” 29 Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your livestock has fared with me. 30 For you had little before I came, and it has increased abundantly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?” 31 He said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: 32 let me pass through all your flock today, removing from it every speckled and spotted sheep and every black lamb, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and they shall be my wages. 33 So my honesty will answer for me...

Friday, 1 Kislev 5786 / November 21, 2025 Event First day of the Hebrew month Kislev, meeting with Atty, Dinner with Rhys Here and Now Slept so well after a kombucha drink, really great sleep SOAP Scriptures Torah Parshat Toldot, 6th Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 27:28-28:4) Genesis 27:28-28:4 English Standard Version 28 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. 29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!” 30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me.” 32 His father Isaac said...