Torah (JPSA) 01: Genesis


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(4.4 stars; 49 reviews)

The first book of the Pentateuch - Genesis. Presented according to weekly parshah.

Praised are You, Adonai, Our G-d, ruler of the Universe, who has made us holy with commandments and commanded us to engage in the study of Torah.
(Summary by Linette Geisel and traditional prayer) Parshat descriptions provided by Wikipedia. (4 hr 3 min)

Chapters

Parashat Bereishit, Genesis 1-6:8, Creation, Eden, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Lamech, wickedness 20:11 Read by Patti Cunningham
Parashat Noach, Genesis 6:9-11:32, Noah’s Ark, the Flood, Noah’s drunkenness, the Tower of Babel 23:03 Read by Kristin G.
Parashat Lech-Lecha, Genesis 12:1-17:27, Abraham, Sarah, Lot, covenant, Hagar and Ishmael, circumcision 21:27 Read by Kristin G.
Parashat Vayeira, Genesis 18:1-22:24, Abraham's visitors, Sodomites, Lot’s visitors and flight, Hagar expelled, binding of Isaac 22:38 Read by Patti Cunningham
Parashat Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1-25:18, Sarah buried, Rebekah for Isaac 16:27 Read by Algy Pug
Parashat Toledot, Genesis 25:19-28:9, Esau and Jacob, Esau's birthright, Isaac’s blessing 16:01 Read by Patti Cunningham
Parashat Vayetze, Genesis 28:10-32:3, Jacob flees, Rachel, Leah, Laban, Jacob’s children and departure 24:15 Read by Bob Gonzalez
Parashat Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43, Jacob’s reunion with Esau, the rape of Dinah 23:30 Read by Patti Cunningham
Parashat Vayeshev, Genesis 37:1-40:23 Joseph's dreams, coat, and slavery, Judah with Tamar, Joseph and Potiphar 18:59 Read by Rhonda Federman
Parashat Miketz, Genesis 41:1-44:17, Pharaoh’s dream, Joseph's in government, Joseph’s brothers visit Egypt 23:49 Read by Rhonda Federman
Parashat Vayigash, Genesis 44:18-47:27, Joseph reveals himself, Jacob moves to Egypt 18:05 Read by Rhonda Federman
Parashat Vayechi, Genesis 47:28-50:26, Jacob’s blessings, death of Jacob and of Joseph 15:33 Read by Rhonda Federman

Reviews


(5 stars)

I like how the recordings are divided into the weekly Torah portions. It makes it easy to listen to weekly!

Not the modern version


(2 stars)

Be advised: This is the 1917 translation published by the Jewish Publication Society, which was based on now-century-old exegetical principles and Biblical scholarship, and retains stylistic archaisms that date back to the King James version: in particular, the rendering of the Hebrew particle “waw” [vav] invariably as “and.” “Waw” can also be translated as “but”, “now”, “hence”, “therefore”, or other shades of meaning untranslatable into English. The JPS published a completely de novo translation of the Torah in the 1970s that essentially supersedes the 1917 version; and even the newer translation is now in need of revision as Biblical scholarship and archeology have advanced since its publication.


(5 stars)

Well, now this just makes Exodus even more confusing!