Weekly Sidra: Bo (Go) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 46:13-28 Bo (בֹּא — in Hebrew, the command form of “go,” or “come,” and the first word that God speaks in the parasha, in Exodus 10:1) is the fifteenth weekly Torah portion (parasha) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Exodus. The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which say, “Then HaShem said to Moses, ‘[Come] to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart” (Exodus 10:1). It constitutes Exodus 10:1–13:16. Jews in the Diaspora read it the fifteenth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in January or early February. In last week’s parasha, (Vaeira), we read about the first seven plagues of Egypt, and we saw that Pharaoh persisted in not letting the Jewish nation leave Egypt and their bondage [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Va’era (and I appeared) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 6:2 – 9:35 Haftorah: Yechetzkel / Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21 Va’eira, Va’era, or Vaera (וארא — Hebrew for “and I appeared” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 6:3) is the fourteenth weekly Tora ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemot (Names) Torah Portion: Shemot /Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftorah: Yermiyahu /Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 Shemot, Shemoth, or Shemos (שְׁמוֹת — Hebrew for “names,” the second word, and first distinctive word, of the parsha) is the thirteenth weekly Torah portion (parsha) in the annual Jewis ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayigash (and he drew near) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 37:15-28 Vayigash or Vaigash (ויגש — Hebrew for “and he drew near” or “then he drew near,” the first word of the parshah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the an ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayeshev (and he lived) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftorah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8 Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (וישב — Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The ti ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayishlach (and he sent) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 32:4-36:43 Haftorah:Ovadia / Obadiah 1:1-21 Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וישלח — Hebrew for "he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The title ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayetze (and he left) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 28:10-32:3 Haftorah: Hosea / Hosea 11:7-12:12 Vayetze, Vayeitzei, or Vayetzei (וַיֵּצֵא — Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parshah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish ...
The Torah Scroll contains the five books of Rabbeinu Moshe. It is hand written on parchment (Animal Skin or Papyrus leaf paper). It is the holiest of all of God’s words in Tanach, A Sefer Torah is kept in the Beit knesset / Shul / Synagogue, and portions are read from it publicly on Shabbat, Yom Tov (Holidays), Azom (Fast Days), Mondays and T ...
“This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, bade the Israelites farewell before he died.” [Devarim 33:1] This is the last parsha that we read as part of Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah). We actually read the last portion of Devarim and then read the first chapter of Bereshit (Genesis). The final Parasha in Devari ...
Understanding Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah …On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for HaShem… on the eighth day, there shall be a holy convocation for you. -Leviticus 23:34 Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also ...
I’ll be sharing a cornucopia of plentiful Sukkot delights over the next 8 days or so. I do hope you keep the Feast in love with family and friends. If you are Jewish and have not discovered the joys of this most merry aspect of your heritage, I hope to be an encouragement. If you are a Christian and wish to join with Israel in some aspects of ...
In leap years (for example, 2011, 2014, and 2016), parshah Acharei is read separately on the 29th Sabbath after Simchat Torah. In common years (for example, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018), parshah Acharei is combined with the next parshah, Kedoshim, to help achieve the needed number of weekly readings. This year is not a leap year, therefo ...
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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