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Parashat Lech-Lecha 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ־לְךָ

9 November 2024 / 8 Cheshvan 5785 Parashat Lech-Lecha is the 3rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, andContinue reading “Parashat Lech-Lecha 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ־לְךָ”

Parashat Noach 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת נֹחַ

2 November 2024 / 1 Cheshvan 5785 Parashat Noach is the 2nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 6:9-11:32; Numbers 28:9-15 Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, where Noah, his family, and select animals survive theContinue reading “Parashat Noach 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת נֹחַ”

Parashat Bereshit 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית 26 October 2024 / 24 Tishrei 5785 Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 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 fromContinue reading