In this week’s Toah portion, step into a desert oasis and get to know Rebecca as a young girl. Goldie Goldbloom shares a medieval commentary on this story that is startling but rich with wisdom! — Each week, a different storyteller – some musical, some poetic, some analytical, provide commentary on the current Torah portion. This is the 5th Torah portion in the series of the annual Torah reading cycle of Genesis 23:1-25:18 known as Chayei Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה or the “life of Sarah”). —