Haazinu Ha’azinu Haazinu, or Ha’Azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ — Hebrew for “listen” when directed to more than one person, the first word in the parashah) is the 53rd weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 32:1–52. […]
Nitzavim Nitzavim, Nitsavim, Nitzabim, Netzavim, Nisavim, or Nesabim (נִצָּבִים — Hebrew for “ones standing,”) the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 51st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises […]
KiTavo 🌬 #ThisWeeksTorahPortion Ki Tavo, Ki Thavo, Ki Tabo, Ki Thabo, or Ki Savo (Hebrew: כִּי-תָבוֹא) 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: פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the […]
Devarim Devarim (Words) — דברים Hebrew for “things” or “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 44th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22. The parashah […]
Shemini Shel Pesach 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Shemini Shel Pesach Eighth Day of Passover — פֶּסַח ח׳ 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: Deuteronomy 14:22–16:17 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: In between instructions for giving tithes and the three major pilgrimage feast Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot is the Sabbatical Year which I find amazing. The Sabbatical year happened in Israel every […]
Shalom! I am very excited to introduce the Practical Torah podcast where each week we will examine the week’s Torah reading pulling out wisdom and inspiration for everyday life. About a year ago I started to read the weekly Torah portions and do some quick reflections on these passages […]