Is the Torah the Hebrew Bible? Is the Torah the Hebrew Scriptures? What is the Torah? The Torah is the primary document of Judaism. Torah, which means “teaching”, is God’s revealed instructions to the Jewish People. It teaches Jews how to act, think and even feel about life and death.
Weekly Sidra: Chayei Sarah (Sarah’s life) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 1:1-31 Chayei Sarah, Chaye Sarah, or Hayye Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה — Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parshah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 23:1–25:18. Jews read it on the fifth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November. In the previous parsha, Vayeira, we read about the birth of Yitzchak Avinu in his parents old age, and the story of the binding of Yitzchak, – the akaida. The Parasha starts “Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years” (Genesis 23:1). This portion of the Torah is filled with romance and sorrow. It tells the story of how Abraham mourned his wife after her passing, and how he procured a wife for his son Isaac. [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Chayei Sara (The life of Sarah) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 1:1-1:31 5 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went about boasting, "I will be king!" He provided himself with chariots and horses, and an escort of fifty out runners. 6 His father had never scolded him ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayera (And he appeared) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 18:1-22:24 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / Kings II 4:1-4:23 Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא — Hebrew for "and He appeared,” the first word in the parshah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annua ...
Weekly Sidra: VaYera / And he appeared Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 18:1-22:24 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / Kings II 4:1-37 1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the disciples of the prophets, cried out to Elisha: "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know how your servant revered the Lord. And now a creditor is coming to s ...
Why does it matter? This week two portions are read and we are finishing the book of Shemot or Exodus. In this week’s portions are Vaykayel and Pekudei. The prophet and the kohen are to wear different clothes. Why? Clothes set us apart and can designate authority. The prophets were in and out of the peoples’ lives and carried different ...
Weekly Sidra: Lech Lecha (Go for youself) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftorah: Yeshayhu / Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L’cha (לֶךְ-לְךָ — Hebrew for "go!” or "leave!" or "go for you" — the fifth and sixth words in ...
A reader sent me in this question: Question: We just bought a sukkah for the first time in our lives and enjoyed the holiday. We go to temple every Saturday for services. Yet we still decorate for Halloween and go trick or treating {We are not kosher} My orthodox friends say this is hypocritical and I am giving my children a mixed message. I have a ...
Weekly Sidra: Lech-Lecha (Go for yourself) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 40:27-41:16 8 But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham My friend — 9 You whom I drew from the ends of the earth And called from its far corners, To whom I said: You are My ser ...
Noah (or Noe, Noach; Hebrew: נֹחַ, נוֹחַ, Modern Noaẖ Tiberian Nōăḥ; Arabic: نوح Nūḥ; Greek: Νωέ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in cha ...
Weekly Sidra: Noach (Noah) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1 – 66:24 12 For thus said the Lord: I will extend to her (Jerusalem) Prosperity like a stream, The wealth of nations Like a wadi in flood; And shall you drink of it. You shall be carried on shoulders And dandled ...
Bereishit, Bereshit, Bereishis, B’reshith, Beresheet, or Bereshees (בְּרֵאשִׁית — Hebrew for "in beginning,” the first word in the Parasha) is the first weekly Torah portion (Parasha or Sidra) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The Parasha consists of ...
שמיני עצרת …On the fifteenth day of the seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for HaShem… on the eighth day, there shall be a holy convocation for you. Vayikra / Leviticus 23:34 Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israe ...
Question: This is my first time observing Sukkot. I would appreciate it if you could explain it to me as easily as possible. “When a person sits in his Sukkah the Shechinah (God’s Divine Presence) spreads its wings (metaphor) over it, we dwell together with Him.” One of the important experiences of Sukkot is that of leaving the pr ...
Sucot y el Reino Mesianico. Parashat HaShavua Sucot es un shabat especial donde celebramos las fiestas Bíblicas de Sucot, y luego en la semana celebraremos Hoshana Raba, y Shemini Atzeret. Sukot es un festival el cual nos llama a aprender mas de los caminos del Eterno, ya sea lo que El a hecho, o lo que hara. Como e dicho, Pesaj (Pascua) nos ...
Chag Sukkot / חג הסוכות , translated means “the feast of Tabernacles", occurs for seven days. There is a quick transition from the high holidays, with their somber mood of repentance to a holiday of rejoicing and celebration, for which the people are commanded to build a hut (Sukkah; plural ...
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