(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of June 24th, 2023)(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 17th, 2023)(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!
Our God is a covenant-making, covenant-keeping, and covenant-revealing God…. Learn the Meaning and History of Shavu’ot and about the different covenants established on this very special Holy Day from Leviticus 23:15-6
Teaching For Shabbat of May 20th, 2023(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 13th, 2023)(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 the Sabbatical year…
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.
Teaching For Shabbat of April 29th, 2023(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Leviticus 16:1–20:27Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 (scroll to the bottom Haftarah section for the video teaching on the haftorah) In many years this is a double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Acharei Mot as well as Torah Parsha Kedoshim… Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) — Hebrew for…
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