Vayikra ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Vayikra which means โAnd he calledโ โ ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื The title “Leviticus” is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Leviticus is predominantly concerned with Levitical rituals. An older Hebrew name for the book was “The Laws of the Priesthood,” but […]
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ก (ืึฐึผืฉึทืืึทึผืโโ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ “๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง [๐ก๐] ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ” (๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ: “๐ข๐ง (๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ) ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ”) the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixteenth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Exodus. It constitutes […]
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ญ๐ณ๐ ๐๐:๐๐-๐๐:๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ญ๐ณ๐ ืึทืึตึผืฆึตืโโ Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parashah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 28:10โ32:3. The parashah tells of Jacob’s travels to, life in, and return from Haran. The parashah recounts […]
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ’๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ’๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก (ืชึผืึนืึฐืึนืชโ โ Hebrew for “generations” or “descendants,” the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. The parashah tells of the conflict between Jacob and Esau, Isaac’s […]
๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก (Sarah’s life โChaye Sarah, Hayye Sarah, or Hayyei Sara, ืึทืึตึผื ืฉึธืืจึธืโ โ Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of […]
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 […]
Lech-Lecha Shabbat Shalom! ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L’cha (ืึถืึฐ-ืึฐืึธโ leแธต-lษแธตฤ โ Hebrew for “go!” or “leave!”, literally “go for you” โ the fifth and sixth words in the parashah) is the third weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 12:1โ17:27. The […]
Noach ๐ฌ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Noach โ ื ึนืึท, Noiach, Nauach, Nauah, or Noah (ื ึนืึทโ, Hebrew for the name “Noah”, the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the second weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9โ11:32. The parashah […]
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 […]
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 […]