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Parasha Overview: Behar – Bechukotai (Videos)

This is a double parsha, made up of parshas Behar and Bechukotai. The seven aliyot of this week’s reading are indicated by special aliyah markings within those two parshas in the Chumash. Parshiyot Behar and Bechukotai are power-packed doubleheaders, this one emphasizing the connection between the Jew and Eretz Yisrael. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between 50 in common years and 54 or 55 in leap years. In leap years, parshah Bechukotai is read separately. In common years, parshah Bechukotai is combined with the previous parshah, Behar, to help achieve the needed number of weekly readings. Behar: The thirty-second reading from the Torah and second-to-last reading from the book of Leviticus is called Behar (בהר), which means “On the Mountain.” The name comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to [...]

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Jewish Roots, Torah, Tu Bishvat

Plant A Tree in Israel for Tu Bishvat

Plant A Tree in Israel for Tu Bishvat

$18 dollars (per tree). Do so in honour of a loved one, a friend, for a birthday, wedding, or just for yourself. A card will be sent to you or the person designated acknowledging that a tree has been planted in Israel in their honour. Tu B’Shevat Is Almost Here, So Get Ready To Plant Some Trees! Tu Bishvat (Hebrew: טו ב ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Mashiach

The Voice of the Herald (קול מבשר)

The Voice of the Herald (קול מבשר)

The seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 21st day of Tishrei, is known as Hoshana Rabbah (Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא, "Great Hoshana/Supplication"). This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which ...

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Haggim, Israel, Jewish Roots, Torah

Biblical Holidays (Hagim)

Biblical Holidays (Hagim)

The seasonal feasts of HaShem – Holidays in Israel. The Hebrew Scriptures tell us: “These are the appointed times of HaShem, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at the times appointed for them.” – Leviticus 23:4 Israel’s Feasts, outlined in Vayikra / Leviticus 23, are worthy of serious study. There is much redem ...

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Chag Shavuot, Haggim, Torah, Torah Video

Hag Shavuot: Pentecost (Video)

Hag Shavuot: Pentecost (Video)

Over 3000 years ago this day, the entire People of Israel stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and received the Torah. The Jewish People were the only ones to accept it willingly, declaring "We will do and then we shall listen". Date in Hebrew calendar: 6th-7th of Sivan (May-June). Scriptural references: Lev 23:16; Exodus 23:15-21; Acts Chapt ...

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Jewish Studies, Parashat Yitro, Torah, Torah Video

Our faithful teacher – Parasha Yitro (Videos)

Our faithful teacher - Parasha Yitro (Videos)

Yitro, Yithro, or Yisro (יתרו — Hebrew for “Jethro,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Shemot / Exodus 18:1–20:23. Jews in the Dias ...

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