The thirty-seventh reading from the Torah is called Shelach (שלח), an imperative verb that means “send out.” The portion is so named from the first few words of the second verse: “Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan” (Numbers 13:2). The Torah reading tells the tragic story of how the spies returned with a bad report about the Land of Promise and influenced the congregation of Israel to rebel against HaShem. Thus God consigned the generation of Moshe to wander in the wilderness for forty years. According to Maimonides and Sefer ha-Chinuch, there are 2 positive and 1 negative commandments in the parshah. To set aside a portion of dough for a Kohen (Numbers 15:20.) To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments (Numbers 15:38.) Not to stray after the whims of one’s heart or temptations one sees with his eyes (Numbers [...]
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This week’s parashah, Emor, is known as Torat Cohanim, the teaching for / of the Cohanim. Whereas the previous sections of the Torah focused on the holiness code for all the people, this section reads as a manual for the priests, instructing them on attaining holiness through their own set of symbolic obligations, duties, and maintenance. In ...
Literalmente, Shavuot significa fiesta de las semanas. Shavuot es una de las tres fiestas de peregrinaje del Judaísmo (Shalosh Regalim – שלוש רגלים). Es la fiesta que celebra el encuentro, en el Sinaí entre el Eterno, la Torá y el pueblo de Israel, o dicho de otro modo ...
This week”s reading is a double portion since it is a nonleap year. We are reading Tazira and Metzora – Vayikra 12-16. These parashot primarily address the issue of purity and impurity. Often these concepts are not understood and called unnecessary, ancient, and not understandable by today’s standards. Ther ...
The Torah says: “HaShem spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be unclean seven days; she shall be unclean as at the time of her menstrual infirmity. — 3 On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” [Lev 12:1-3] This week we have a doub ...
We have the culmination of the Mishkan (Taberncle)creation and beginning of use, doubled with the beginning Aaron and his sons being set aside as high priests occurring this week in the portion Shemini. Aaron loses two of his sons to the Most High’s fire and HaShem gives us the kosher dietary laws, kashrut. This parsha has quite the storyline ...
This week’s portion is Vayikra, Parasha Tzav, Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36. It is a continuation of Moshe speaking about the offering and korbanot (badly translated as sacrifices). Tzav also tells of how Moshe was instructed to set apart Aaron and his sons in the sanctuary for HaShem’s service. The people learned the ways of the Sanctuary ...
Hitbodedut (en hebreo: התבודדות) se refiere a una forma no estructurada, espontánea e individualizada de la oración y la meditación enseñada por Rabi Najman de Breslev. El objetivo de Hitbodedut es establecer una estrecha relación personal con El Eterno y una compren ...
Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 18:1-39 This Shabbat we read two portions, the weekly portion of Ki Tisa and a special portion for Parshat Parah (פרשת כי תיסע – פרה). ...
Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Parsha Terumah is our Torah reading this week, and is Exodus / Shemot 25:1-27:19. We have the “Open Box” instructions for the building of the Mishkan or Temple. Does it matter how we feel as we follow the instruction? We agreed to ...
Parashat Ve’zot HaBeraja es la ultima de las lecturas de la Torá, puesto que con esta porción termina el libro de Devarim (Deuteromonio). Es una lectura corta que se lee en la fiesta Judía de Simjat Torá (la alegría de la Torá). En Simjat Torá terminamos de leer en las sinagogas la últim ...
Jet HaMeraglim – El Pecado de los Espias En esta semana en la Parasha escuchamos varios puntos interesantes, e importantes sobre la vida del pueblo Israel, y aquellos que se unen a Israel, así como Ruth, o Cornelius. En esta Parasha deseo enfocarme en el “Jet HaMeraglim” o en castellano “el pecado de los espías ...
Parashat HaShavua Nitzavim-Vayeilej van juntas puesto que este año tenemos mas lecturas que semanas, en otros años (como el próximo), tendremos un mes extra (para que Pesaj / Pascua caiga en la primavera), estas dos parashot serán leídas separadas. Comenzando con el estudio de esta parasha encontramos la mitzva (m ...
Devarim 7:12 "Y sucederá que por causa de que oyereis estos juicios, los guardareis y los cumpliereis, el Eterno, tu Elohim, guardará para ti el pacto y la misericordia que juró a tus padres." Parashat HaShavua Ekev nos recuerda que HaKodesh Baruj Hu (El Eterno bendito sea El) no debemos nunca de olvidarnos quien es e ...
Un Viaje Hacia Lo Milagroso Parasha Masei o Jornadas nos trae los caminos que nosotros, benei Yisrael (los hijos de Israel) hicimos en el midbar (en lugar desierto) por cuarenta años. En este espacio de cuarenta años vimos la mano del Eterno en formas que solo en historias fantásticas se escuchan, el mar de los juncos (no el ma ...
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