8 February 2025 / 10 Sh’vat 5785 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 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח”
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Parashat Bo 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא
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 Vaera 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא
25 January 2025 / 25 Tevet 5785 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 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא”
Parashat Shemot 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת
18 January 2025 / 18 Tevet 5785 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 theContinue reading “Parashat Shemot 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת”
Parashat Vayigash / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ
Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on 4 Jan 2025 / 4 Tevet 5785. 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. TheContinue reading “Parashat Vayigash / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ”
Parashat Vayeshev / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב
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”
Para shat Vayishlach 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח
14 December 2024 / 13 Kislev 5785 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.Continue reading “Para shat Vayishlach 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח”
Parashat Toldot 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תּוֹלְדוֹת
30 November 2024 / 29 Cheshvan 5785 Parashat Toldot is the 6th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 25:19-28:9 Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob in exchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, whereContinue reading “Parashat Toldot 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת תּוֹלְדוֹת”
Parashat Chayei Sara 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה
23 November 2024 / 22 Cheshvan 5785 Parashat Chayei Sara is the 5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 23:1-25:18 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.Continue reading “Parashat Chayei Sara 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה”
Parashat Vayera / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא
Parashat Vayera is the 4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on 16 Nov 2024 / 15 Cheshvan 5785. 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. SarahContinue reading “Parashat Vayera / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא”
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