MATSATI-May 21, 2019 Watch Video Here This week’s Torah portion opens with Vayikra / Leviticus 25:1-2, א וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָֹה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹר: ב...
Click the name of the portion to view Rabbi Shefa’s midrash and suggested practices from Torah Journeys. These tables indicate the traditional Diaspora date for each portion. On holidays, the cycle is interrupted in favor of a special reading appropriate to the day. Because of the Hebrew ...
In practice, the last portion of the Book of Deuteronomy is read during the morning service, which is immediately followed by the beginning of the Book of Genesis. Many synagogues in the UK hold parties or celebratory events after the Simchat Torah service. Hakafot and the Torah's Feet ...
Every week, Jews read a portion (parsha or sidra in Hebrew) from the Torah, and no matter which schedule we follow, we all finish and begin again on Simchat Torah. The moment the reader chants the last word of Deuteronomy and then the first word of Genesis is one of the highlights ...
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Melissa CarpenterObadiah,VayishlachLeave a commentDecember 10, 2024 Vayeitzei: Father Figures And Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Charan.(Genesis 28:10) The first verse in this week’s Torah portion,Vayeitzei(“And he went”, Genesis 28:10-32:3), sounds simple—until you con...
6. Only in Erets-Israel may Torah scholars work their way down from generalities to specifics. The all-encompassing intellect, enlightened by the inner holiness of the atmosphere of Erets-Israel, transcends all limitations. It overviews Aggada and Halakha, knowledge and action . . . And because...
the liturgical use ofscrolls containing only a portion of the Torah was expressly forbidden:איןקוראין בחומשין בבית הכנסת משום כבוד צבור, “one should not read fromḥumašininthe synagogue ...
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I believe the answer is no. And herein lies a teaching of our Torah portion. We cannot achieve true greatness without the support of others. One can achieve, but without others to share and give strength, the venture is selfish. Lech Lecha, you must do it but you cannot do it alone....