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 annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1–22:24 Jews read it on the fourth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in October or November. The Parasha starts “And he appeared” because the first story describes how HaShem appeared to Abraham one day as he sat outside his tent. Section Vayera continues with the series of tests of faith for Abraham, concluding in one great and final trial. Last week's parsha was Lech-Lecha, and at the very end of it, God gave Avraham Avinu the commandment of circumcision, and Avraham and his household were circumcised. Circumcision is referred to not only as a mitzvah – a particular method of connecting to God – but, more importantly, as a covenant. I.e. it encapsulates the message of Judaism in general. Note: On the Shabbat the Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. Here are this week`s aliyot: 1st Aliya: The three angels appear to Avraham and foretell the birth of...
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Every believer desires to grow in the knowledge of HaShem and His Messiah. The first Psalm tells us that if we will delight in the Torah and meditate upon it, we will grow like a tree planted by a river. In the religious world today, one often hears the mantra, “God is doing a new thing!” This catchphrase is usually offered to explain ...
Prepare Yourself for Shavuot (Tuesday, 6 Sivan 5771 | June 8, 2011) Shavuot is a wonderful time of remembering God’s gift of Torah on Mount Sinai! Tradition dictates an all-night Torah study, dairy products, and rejoicing. This is also one of the Feasts where God welcomes all people (male + female) in Yerushalyim, and mandates that all Isrea ...
Mashiach in the Torah Maran Yeshua taught nothing but pure Torah. To see the "Jewish" messiah apart from Judaism and the Torah is to have a false messiah Mashiach in the Torah is a reality that thousands of people are coming to see at these the end days. Living a Torah based life and coming to a living Messianic reality that is based on Torah, is ...
And he (i.e., Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua King Messiah) came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he went into the Synagogue on the Shabbat / Sabbath day, and stood up for to read" [Luke 4:16]. The reading and the studying of the Holy Scriptures have always played an important role in Jewish congregational lifestyle an ...
Torah 24/7, the weekly Torah portion all at the convenience of your computer. Please keep our website marked so that you can get more articles concerning our hope, Melech HaMashiach. Torah is the Hebrew word meaning teaching. It's root means to throw or shoot an arrow.? HaShem uses this word Torah in scripture to signify His Teaching to His people ...
Va'etchanan, Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11 is this week's Torah portion. It is the tale of Moshe pleading with the Most High to enter the Promised Land, and the response of the Holy One answering Moshe will see the Promised Land. He retells the people's history, stressing this is a first for people to have a relationship with the Creator, Father and Kin ...
If a man makes a vow to HaShem or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips. [Numbers 30:3] This week we have a double portion Matot (Tribes) and Masei (Journeys). I will focus this week on Matot. The first Aliyah has Moses instructing Israel concerning vows. It ...
Pinchas, Pinhas, or Pinehas (פנחס) is the Hebrew name translated in English Bibles as Phinehas. It is also the name of the forty-first reading from the Torah because of the second verse of the reading, which says, “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned away My wrath” (Numbers 25:11 ...
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