Sermons on Torah Parashot
Teaching For Shabbat of July 31st, 2021(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Eikev, (עֵקֶב) — Hebrew for “if [you follow],” the second word in the parashah and is the 46th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 Torah Parsha Eikev Summary Deuteronomy…
Teaching For Shabbat of July 24th, 2021(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Va’etchanan (וָאֶתְחַנַּן)— Hebrew for “and I pleaded,” the first word in the parashah and is the 45th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the second in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11 Torah Parsha Va’etchanan Summary Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11 Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored God to…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of July 17th, 2020) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Devarim (דְּבָרִים) — Hebrew for “things” or “words,” is the second word in the parashah and is the 44th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and the first in the Book of Deuteronomy. It covers Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22. Torah…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of July 10th, 2021) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2 This week is a double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Matot as well as Torah Parsha Massei… Matot (מַּטּוֹת)— Hebrew for “tribes”, Matot is the fifth word in the parashah. It is…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 27th, 2021) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 25:9 – 30:1 Haftarah: I Kings 18:46 – 19:1 Pin’has (פִּינְחָס)— Hebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word in the parashah and is the 41st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Numbers 25:10–30:1 Torah Parsha Pinchas Summary…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 26th, 2021) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6 – 6:8 Balak (בָּלָק) — The name of a king of Moab. It is the second word in hebrew in the parasha), and is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 19th, 2020) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 18:1 – 22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1 – 33 Chukkat (חֻקַּת — Hebrew for a “decree” beyond human understanding.) It is the ninth word, in the parashah is the 39th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 12th, 2021) (Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: 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…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 5th, 2021) (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…
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.