Parashat Beshalach 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח

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 manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. 

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Beshalach | בשלח | “When He Sent”

Torah: Exodus 13:17 – 17:16  

Prophets: Judges 4:4 – 5:31

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 5:1-48; John 6:22-40; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15; Revelation 15:1-4


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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.

עליו השלום

חברים שלי

מבית ג’קסון

Parashat Bo 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא

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 the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. 

Shabbat Times for Biẕẕaron

Biẕẕaron, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 16:44 on Friday, Jan 19
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bo
  • Havdalah: 17:42 on Saturday, Jan 20

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Bo | בוא | “Come”

Torah: Exodus 10:1 – 13:16

Prophets: Jeremiah 46:13-28

Brit Hadasha: Mark 3:7-19; Luke 2:22-24; John 19:31-37; 1 Corinthians 11:20-34; Revelation 8:6 – 9:12; Revelation 16:1-


(click on a selected reading to be taken directly to those scriptures connected to each photo

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.

Shalom

שלום עליכם.

הבית של ג’קסון

Parashat Vaera 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא

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 a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock, boils, and hail

Shabbat Times for Neẖusha

Neẖusha, Israel
  • Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat occurs on Thursday, Jan 11
  • Candle lighting: 16:38 on Friday, Jan 12
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vaera
  • Havdalah: 17:36 on Saturday, Jan 13

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Va’era | וארא | “I appeared”

Torah: Exodus 6:2 – 9:35  

the prophet Ezekiel

Prophets: Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 12:1-14; Romans 9:14-24; 2 Corinthians 6:14 – 7:1


(click on a selected reading of scripture below and near each photo to be taken directly to them and read and study .)

“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.

ברכות בורא עולם. שלום עליכם

from the Jackson family

Parashat Shemot 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת

6 January 2024 / 25 Tevet 5784

Parashat Shemot is the 13th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 1:1-6:1

Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go.

Shabbat Times for Hashmonaim

Hashmonaim, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 16:31 on Friday, Jan 5
  • Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat occurs on Saturday, Jan 6
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Shemot
  • Havdalah: 17:30 on Saturday, Jan 6

Shemot | שמות | “Names”

Moses & Aaron

Torah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1  

Prophets: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29:22-23;

the prophet Jeremiah pull from the pit

Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3

the acts of the apostles

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 22:41-46; Luke 5:12-39, 20:27-44; Acts 3:12-15, 5:27-32, 7:17-36, 22:12-16, 24:14-16; Hebrews 11:23-26


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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.

Hashmonaim (Hebrew: חַשְׁמוֹנָאִים, lit. Hasmoneans) is an Israeli settlement located in the western section of the West Bank, off Route 443. Hashmonaim is located two kilometers east of Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and is part of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 2,646.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

ברכות לכל קוראינו

from the house of Jackson

יחזקאל

Parashat Vayigash 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ

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 bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food. [1]

Shabbat Times for Har Adar

Har Adar, Israel
  • Fast begins: 05:18 on Friday, Dec 22
  • Asara B’Tevet occurs on Friday, Dec 22
  • Candle lighting: 16:21 on Friday, Dec 22
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayigash
  • Havdalah: 17:20 on Saturday, Dec 23

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Vayigash | ויגש | “He Drew Near”

Torah: Genesis 44:18 – 47:27

Prophets: Ezekiel 37:15-28

Brit Hadasha: Luke 6:9-16 ; John 5:1-47; Acts 7:13-15; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12


(click on a selected reading below each photo to be taken directly to it)

“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

Israel mourns victims of acts of terror.

עליו השלום

ממשפחת ג’קסון

Parashat Vayeshev 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב

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 refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah

Shabbat Times for Negba

Negba, Israel

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Vayeshev | וישב  | “He Settled”

Joseph sold into slavery

Torah: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23  

Prophets: Amos 2:6 – 3:8

Brit Hadasha: John 2:13 – 4:42, 7:37-39; Acts 7:9-10; Revelation 21:1 – 22:21

(click on a selected scriptural reading to be taken directly to it)

“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.

חנוכה שמח

מבית ג’קסון

Negba Israel

Parashat Vayishlach 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח

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, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob’s youngest child, Benjamin

Shabbat Times for Gal’on

Gal’on, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 16:18 on Friday, Dec 1
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayishlach
  • Havdalah: 17:16 on Saturday, Dec 2

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Vayishlach | וישלח | “He Sent”

Torah: Genesis 32:3 – 36:43  

Prophets: Joel 2:30-32; Obadiah 1:1-21

Brit Hadasha: John 1:19 – 2:12 ; Acts 3:18-26; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; Titus 2:1-15; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 7:1-12


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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

Gal’on, Israel

Shabbat Shalom העברים

from the house of ג’קסון

Parashat Vayetzei 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא

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 years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. [1]

Shabbat Times for Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 15:56 on Friday, Nov 24
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayetzei
  • Havdalah: 17:15 on Saturday, Nov 25

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Vayetze | ויצא | “He Went Out”

Jacob dreaming of angels

Torah: Genesis 28:10 – 32:2

Hosea and his prostituted wife

Prophets: Hosea 11:7 – 14:9; Psalm 91:1-16

they have found the one Moses talked about

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 3:13 – 4:11; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6


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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.

part of the city of Jerusalem

shabbat shalom from

הבית של ג’קסון

Parashat Chayei Sara

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 marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175. [1]

Torah Readings

Weekly Torah readings (Parashat ha-Shavua) including verses for each aliyah and accompanying Haftarah. Includes traditional (full kriyah), triennial and weekday readings.

Shabbat Times for Sa‘ad

Sa‘ad, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 16:28 on Friday, Nov 10
  • Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev occurs on Saturday, Nov 11
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Chayei Sara
  • Havdalah: 17:23 on Saturday, Nov 11
  • Sigd occurs on Monday, Nov 13

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Cheyei Sarah | חיי שרה | “Sarah’s Life”

Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18

Adonijah a son of David rebels

Prophets: 1 Kings 1:1-31

From the writings of the apostle Saul at Corinthian


Brit Hadasha: Matthew 2:1-23, 27:3-10; Luke 9:57-62; 1 Corinthians 15:50-57
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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.

Shabbat Shalom

מבית ג’קסון