This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bereshit (read on 14 October 2023).
Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering. [1]
- Torah reading: Genesis 1:1-6:8
- Commentary and Divrei Torah
Torah Readings
Weekly Torah readings (Parashat ha-Shavua) including verses for each aliyah and accompanying Haftarah. Includes traditional (full kriyah), triennial and weekday readin
Shabbat Times for Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
- Candle lighting: 17:53 on Friday, Oct 13
- Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan occurs on Saturday, Oct 14
- This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bereshit
- Havdalah: 18:47 on Saturday, Oct 14
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2023 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 5784
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 8th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 or 30 days, and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.
- Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan occurs on Sunday, Oct 15
- Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan occurs on Monday, Oct 16
B’reisheet | בראשית | “In the beginning”
Torah: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8
Prophets: Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10
Brit Hadasha: Luke 3:23-38; John 1:1-18; Romans 5:12-21;
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“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week. This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.
שנה טובה חברים
Its time to start our parsha studies again
מבית ג’קסון
Torah 