Parashat Beha’alotcha 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ

22 June 2024 / 16 Sivan 5784 (Israel) Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chanceContinue reading “Parashat Beha’alotcha 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ”

Parashat Nasso 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂא

15 June 2024 / 9 Sivan 5784 Parashat Nasso is the 35th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing responsibilities of the Levites. It also describes laws of a woman suspected of adultery (sotah), the Nazirite, andContinue reading “Parashat Nasso 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂא”

Parashat Bamidbar 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר

8 June 2024 / 2 Sivan 5784 Parashat Bamidbar is the 34th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Numbers. It describes God’s command to take a census and details the camping formation of the Israelites inContinue reading “Parashat Bamidbar 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר”

Parashat Bechukotai 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּחֻקֹּתַי

1 June 2024 / 24 Iyyar 5784 Parashat Bechukotai is the 33rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Bechukotai (“In My Laws”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. It begins describing blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with desecration ofContinue reading “Parashat Bechukotai 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּחֻקֹּתַי”