As the writer of Proverbs 10:12 tells us, Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. As the numbers of hate crimes against African Americans, Asian-Americans, Jews of all races, and many others who are marginalized for various identities rise at alarmingly high rates, we become saturated with hateful […]
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐-๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ (ืึทืึตึผืจึธืโ โ Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1โ22:24. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham’s three visitors, Abraham’s bargaining with Yahweh over […]
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ #๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ, Bereishit, Bereshis, Bereishis, B’reshith, Beresh’t, Beresheet, or Bereishees (ืึฐึผืจึตืืฉึดืืืชโ โ Hebrew for “in a beginning”, the first word in the parashah) is the first weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. GENESIS 1:1-6:8 ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: A reflection on this l weekโs Torah Portion […]
Haazinu Ha’azinu Haazinu, or Ha’Azinu (ืึทืึฒืึดืื ืึผโ โ Hebrew for “listen” when directed to more than one person, the first word in the parashah) is the 53rd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 32:1โ52. […]
KiTavo ๐ฌ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion Ki Tavo, Ki Thavo, Ki Tabo, Ki Thabo, or Ki Savo (Hebrew: ืึดึผื-ืชึธืืึนืโ) meaning When you come in or When you enter. This is second and third words, and the first distinctive words, in the parashah) is the 50th weekly Torah portion (Hebrew: ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the […]
Devarim Devarim (Words) โ ืืืจืื Hebrew for “things” or “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 44th weekly Torah portion (โซืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโฌโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 1:1โ3:22. The parashah […]
Mattot-Massei Tribes-Journeys โ ืืืืช-ืืกืขื Mattot-Massei Tribes-Journeys โ ืืืืช-ืืกืขื Masei, Mas’ei, or Masse (ืึทืกึฐืขึตืโ โ Hebrew for “journeys,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 43rd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annualcycle of Torah reading and the 10th and last in the Book […]
Pinchas ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Pinechas, Pinchas, Pinhas, or Pin’has (ืคึดึผืื ึฐืึธืกโโHebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 41st weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Numbers. It tells of […]
As I reflect on this 7th Commemoration of the Mother Emanuel AME Martyrdom where nine Black men and women were killed while in Bible Study, I am going into Shabbat meditation on these questions: If America is a nation โunder Godโ then why since we were brought to her shores […]
๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅโ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐? If it was not for Haitiโs vote the modern state of Israel would not exist! When you understand WHO Haitians are you […]