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27 January 2024 / 17 Sh’vat 5784 Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides mannaContinue reading “Parashat Beshalach 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח”

20 January 2024 / 10 Sh’vat 5784 Parashat Bo is the 15th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After theContinue reading “Parashat Bo 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא”

13 January 2024 / 3 Sh’vat 5784 Parashat Vaera is the 14th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends aContinue reading “Parashat Vaera 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא”

23 December 2023 / 11 Tevet 5784 Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bringContinue reading “Parashat Vayigash 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ”

9 December 2023 / 26 Kislev 5784 Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:18-23 Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusalContinue reading “Parashat Vayeshev 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב”

2 December 2023 / 19 Kislev 5784 Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina,Continue reading “Parashat Vayishlach 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח”

25 November 2023 / 12 Kislev 5784 Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During yearsContinue reading “Parashat Vayetzei 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא”

This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Chayei Sara (read on 11 November 2023). Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marryContinue reading “Parashat Chayei Sara”

4 November 2023 / 20 Cheshvan 5784 Parashat Vayera is the 4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birthContinue reading “Parashat Vayera 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא”