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1 February 2025 / 3 Sh’vat 5785 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 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא”

Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on 21 Dec 2024 / 20 Kislev 5785. Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 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’sContinue reading “Parashat Vayeshev / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב”