๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐:๐๐โ๐๐:๐๐ Sukkot Shabbat Chol HaMoed (Hebrew: ืืื ืืืืขื), a Hebrew phrase meaning “mundane of the festival”, refers to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. As the name implies, these days mix features of “chol” (mundane) and “moed” (festival). On Sukkot, Chol HaMoed consists of […]
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (ืฉึฐึผืืึดืื ึดืโ โ Hebrew for “eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus. Parashah Shemini tells of the […]
Pekundei ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Pekudei, Pekude, Pekudey, P’kude, or P’qude (ืคึฐืงืึผืึตืโโHebrew for “amounts of,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 23rd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It is the 11th and last in the Book of Exodus. […]
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: VAYAK’HEL Vayakhel, Wayyaqhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, Vayak’heil, or Vayaqhel (ืึทืึทึผืงึฐืึตืโ โ Hebrew for “and he assembled,” the first word in the parashah) is the 22nd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Exodus. The parashah tells of […]
๐ฌ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Ki Tisa, Ki Tissa, Ki Thissa, or Ki Sisa (ืึดึผื ืชึดืฉึธึผืืโ โ Hebrew for “when you take,” the sixth and seventh words, and first distinctive words in the parashah) is the 21st weekly Torah portion (parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the […]
Except from Prophetic Whirlwind: Uncovering The Black Biblical Destiny On April 11, 2017, I was invited to give the opening reflection for the Lab Shul Freedom Feast Passover Seder. For the Seder Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie assigned me a passage from Exodus, which when read in Hebrew shows that the Hebrew […]
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 […]
๐ฌRemember this day. Moses urges the children of Israel to remember their freedom from slavery. Today many are celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and they are remembering but what they donโt know is that the Black Freedom Movement was deeply inspired by the Exodus Story […]