ugh, yes. i have one that's trying to come back & i'm NOT amused. #ParshaChat

Dr Science doing #ParshaChat in bed this time to coddle my sciatica. writing on the laptop at an angle is still better than on the phone.

A0: Same! 'tis the season, I suppose. #ParshaChat

I'm hoping we can get back to also doing a weekday #ParshaChat session at some point. Maybe once I get past the arthritis flare I'm currently experiencing.

This part *and* the first part, I figured we really can't ignore either part while looking at plants and animals. This is the kind of parsha that makes me really wish we were still doing #ParshaChat twice a week.

Oh, I'm glad you picked this part! #ParshaChat

Q1: Today, we'll look at plants and animals in both versions of the creation story, starting with the first version in Genesis 1:1-2:4. Looking through the verses, what do you notice about plants and animals? Where are they mentioned, and what do you make of this?
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A0 Dennis Fischman in Somerville, MA, hoping this persistent cough stops persisting soon. #ParshaChat

This year's #ParshaChat theme will be plants and animals! Our last couple of themes have been fairly abstract, and I'm excited to do something more concrete this time around.

A0: Shabbat shalom #ParshaChat! I'm Rabbi Ruti Regan, here to moderate and looking forward to the conversation!

Genesis 2:4-3:24, for #ParshaChat study of Bereshit
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Q0: Introduce yourself! Anything about you, your week, or your interest in #ParshaChat that you'd like to share.

Also: It's officially After The Chagim, and we're past the holidays and starting the regular part of the new year. How is everyone doing?

This year’s theme for #ParshaChat text study is plants and animals.

If you have questions about #ParshaChat or how to participate, please feel free to @ or DM Rabbi @RutiRegan.bsky.social with questions!

Welcome to #ParshaChat, a Jewish space for discussion of the weekly Torah reading (and sometimes other things!)

Today we are studying: Bereshit
Genesis 1:1-6:8
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Genesis 1:1-2:4, for #ParshaChat study of Bereshit:
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A4 I wrote a book when I was in my 20's that I am still glad to see in print in my 60's. I have also tutored a lot of students, cooked a lot of meals, and supported my wife, shul, and community in a variety of ways. But Shabbat and rest are important, & so is appreciation of the world. #ParshaChat

I'm reading this as it's wise to do the mitzvah of going to a house where someone is sitting shiva and supporting them in their grief. If you have a choice between making a minyan to help someone say kaddish and going out for a night on the town, the choice should be clear! #ParshaChat

A0 Dennis Fischman in Somerville, MA. checking in one day late after being away for a one-year-old's first birthday party. #ParshaChat

rabbisandra.substack.com/p/conviction... #ParshaChat

I fell asleep around 4:11-4:12 trying to post, sitting up with my phone in my hands. Woke after #ParshaChat finished, slumped half over, with a crick in my neck. Then laid down for an hour. Now I’m catching up with the end of the chat!