This week’s parasha is entitled Terumah which means “contribution” and takes us from Exodus 25 through 27:19. Adonai said, “Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him… Let them construct a sanctuary for Me.” The subject matter of these chapters, and most of the rest of the book of […]

The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Mishpatim which means “Judgments”. This Torah portion contains a good deal of what we would call case law –  prescribed fines and/or punishments for a broad spectrum of offenses concerning personal injury and property. They include such things as: The rights and obligations of slaves and their masters Capital offenses, including premeditated murder, […]

This week our parasha is parasha Yitro, “Jethro” and covers Exodus 18:1–20:23. The gods of the Egyptians have been defeated, Pharaoh has been humiliated, his firstborn son, “killed” and his army destroyed. The Red Sea has parted, Israel has been released from slavery, Adonai has been glorified and all the nations know of the God Israel. […]

The name of this portion of the Torah is Bo, which means “Go!”, and it takes us from Exodus 10:1-13:16. God tells Moses that He has hardened the hearts of Pharaoh and his servants, so that He will perform His powerful signs in their midst. The Jewish people are to tell their children and grandchildren […]

This week’s Torah Portion is titled Va’era, which translates as “And I Appeared” and covers Exodus 6:2-9:35. God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai (God Almighty), but I did not make Myself known to them by My name YHVH. I […]

This week’s Parasha is titled “Shemot” which means “Names” and covers Exodus 1:1-6:1. Last week we covered the death of Joseph and how his brothers and father had relocated to Egypt where they had all gathered due to the famine. In this week’s Parasha, the Three-In-One God blesses the Israelis and they multiply greatly. A […]

Our Parasha is entitled Vayechi which means “and he lived,” it covers Genesis 47:28-50:26, and finishes out the book of Genesis. In last week’s parasha Joseph continued to test his brothers to see if they were indeed different people from the ones who had sold him into slavery. When Judah offered to take the place of […]