Weekly Sidra: Nasoh (Lift up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftorah: Shofetim / Judges 13:2-13:25 “There was a certain man from Zorah, of the stock of Dan, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had borne no children. An angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "You are barren and have borne no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son. Now be careful not to drink wine or other intoxicant, or to eat anything unclean. For you are going to conceive and bear a son; let no razor touch his head, for the boy is to be a nazirite to God from the womb on. He shall be the first to deliver Israel from the Philistines." (Judges 13:2-5) This week’s Parashat means to lift up. Among the many topics it deals with is that of the Nazarite vow. The Haftarah portion [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:20-18:39 This parashah, Ki Tisa begins with the giving of the half shekel by every man over 20 years, equally rich and poor alike as an offering to make atonement for their souls. This takes place after the go ...
The spiritual cycle of the Jewish year depends on an interaction among the flow of holidays, the marking of Rosh Chodesh (the new month) and the weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) observance. The holidays and fast days sometimes permeate the surrounding Shabbatot (plural of Shabbat) with holiday themes. These special Shabbatot may create the mood for an upco ...
Weekly Sidra: Mishpatim (Judgments) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 Maftir: Shemot / Exodus 30:11-16 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / II Kings 11:17-12:17 Jehoash was seven years old when he became king. 2 Jehoash began his reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibia ...
Weekly Sidra: Yitro (Jetro) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 34:8-22, 23:25-26 Parashat Yitro is considered one of the most important portions by our sages. There are varying opinions by the rabbis as to the chronology of the Torah. Did Yitro, the father-in-law of Moshe, come to him at the time ...
Weekly Sidra: Yitro (Jetro) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 34:8-22, 23:25-26 These are the rules that you shall set before them: 2 when you acquire a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years; in the seventh year he shall go free, without payment. (Shemot 21:1-2) This week’s reading deals with many rulin ...
Sidra semanal: Beshalaj (when [he] let go) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftorah: Shofetim / Jueces 5:1-5:31 La tradición de nuestro pueblo nos enseña que mientras vivimos en Mitzrayim llegamos al nivel mas bajo de impureza. De tal manera, que muy dificilmente pudimos merecer la redención. En cuanto a este t ...
Weekly Sidra: Va’era (and I appeared) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 6:2 – 9:35 Haftorah: Yechetzkel / Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21 The Lord replied to Moses, "See, I place you in the role of God to Pharaoh, with your brother Aaron as your prophet. 2 You shall repeat all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Phar ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemot (Names) Torah Portion: Shemot /Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftorah: Yermiyahu /Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 “Moses said to God, "When I come to the Israelites and say to them ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?" 14 And God said to Moses, &q ...
The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha’luach ha’ivri), or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portion, etc. Although technically Kiddush ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayigash (and he drew near) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 37:15-28 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come forward to me.” And when they came forward, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, he whom you sold into Egypt. Now do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayishlach (he sent) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 32:4-36:43 Haftorah: Obadiah 1:1-1:21 One of the most interesting passages in this week’s portion is by Jacob wrestling with “a man” (32:25-32) “Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. 26 When he saw t ...
Weekly Sidra: Toledot (Generations) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftorah: Malachi 1:1 – 2:7 This week we see a dilemma in the fact that Isaac loves Esau, but Rebecca loved Jacob. Each twin wanted the blessing, but neither parent could agree as to who deserves to be blessed. God reveals Himself ...
Weekly Sidra: VaYera / And he appeared Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 18:1-22:24 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / Kings II 4:1-4:23 My intention is to bring people together without the imposition of the dogmas of any religion. Religious people debate back and forth but I am not interested in debating; my desire is to bring us back t ...
Weekly Sidra: VaYera / And he appeared Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 18:1-22:24 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / Kings II 4:1-4:23 Abraham faced many hard times; this week’s portion deals with one of the most difficult trials the binding of Isaac. Maimonides or the Rambam in (Guide to the Perplexed 3, 24) is very concerned about di ...
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