He Read the Stars
Brooklyn Torah Gazette | October 29, 2024
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He Read the Stars

Brooklyn Torah Gazette | June 27, 2025

Terah was known to practice astrology. He saw in the stars that his son Haran would die by fire but that Haran’s descendants would fill the land. Indeed, Haran’s daughter Yiskah, identified as Sarah, went on to become the matriarch of the Jewish people.

Terah was known to practice astrology. He saw in the stars that his son Haran would die by fire but that Haran’s descendants would fill the land. Indeed, Haran’s daughter Yiskah, identified as Sarah, went on to become the matriarch of the Jewish people.

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