Weekly Torah Parashah
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 12th, 2021)(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 Korach (קֹרַח)— Hebrew for the name “Korah,” which in turn means “baldness, ice, hail, or frost,” and has a connotation of Korah without a covering as he coveted the Priest’s position as his covering and thereby…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 25th, 2022)(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Sh’lah L’kha (שְׁלַח-לְךָ) — Hebrew for “send”, “send to you”, or “send for yourself”) is the 37th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Numbers covering…
Parashah B’ha’alotkha covers Numbers 8:1–12:16 and tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how a cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets, how the Israelites set out on their journeys, complaining by the Israelites, and how Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses.
Parashah Naso (נָשֹׂא) from Numbers 4:21–7:89 addresses the priestly duties, purifying the camp, restitution for wrongs committed, the wife accused of unfaithfulness (sotah), the nazirite, the Priestly Blessing, and the consecration of the Tabernacle. Naso has the largest number of letters, words, and verses of any of the 54 weekly Torah portions… Learn more with Rabbi Isaac in the video teaching!
Teaching For Shabbat of June 4th, 2022(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 1:1–4:20Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22 B’midbar (בְּמִדְבַּר)— Hebrew for “in the wilderness of” [Sinai], the fifth overall and first distinctive word in the parashah), often called Bamidbar is the 34th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parasha) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbats of May 21st and May 28th, 2022)(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) B’har (בְּהַר) — Hebrew for “on the mount,” is the fifth word in the parashah) and is the 32nd weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah readings. The parashah tells the laws of…
Torah parsha Emor (אֱמֹר) is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 and Hebrew for “speak,” and is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parsha) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and instructs us in the purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), as well as recounts the holy days, provides for lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
Learn about Passover, the two Firstfruits, and how to count the Omer up to Shavu’ot as well as the deeper symbolism and significance of all God’s Holy Days in the video study above! -Readings below for Passover and the week of Unleavened Bread – 2022 Passover Readings First Day Nissan 15, 5782 April 16, 2022 First Torah: On…
Teaching For Shabbat of April 2nd and 9th, 2022(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Leviticus 12:1-13:59; 14:1-15:33Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3–20 (scroll to the bottom Haftarah section for the video teaching on the haftorah) In some years this week is a double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Tazria as well as Torah Parsha Metzora so…
Shemini (שְּׁמִינִי) – Hebrew for “eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parsha, is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 9:1–11:47