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We are not alone

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And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel. (Shemot/Exodus 25:21-22)

Terumah

For the week of February 21, 2026 / 4 Adar 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 25:1 – 27:19

Haftarah: 1 Melachim/1 Kings 5:26 – 6:13 (English 5:12 – 6:13)

Originally posted the week of February 17, 2018 / 2 Adar 5778 (updated)

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Heaven is closer than you think

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Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. (Shemot/Exodus 24:9-11; ESV)

Mishpatim & Shekalim

For the week of February 14, 2026 / 27 Shevat 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 21:1 – 24:18; 30:11-16

Prophets: 2 Melachim/2 Kings 12:1-17

Originally posted the week of February 25, 2017 / 29 Shevat 5777 (revised)

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Do our lives reflect God's greatness?

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"Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods..." (Shemot/Exodus 18:11)

Yitro

For the week of February 7, 2026 / 20 Shevat 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 18:1 – 20:23

Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6; 9:5–6

Originally posted the week of January 26, 2019 / 20 Shevat 5779 (revised)

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Facing challenges head-on

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The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” (Shemot/Exodus 14:15)

Beshalach

For the week of January 31, 2026 / 13 Shevat 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 13:17 – 17:16

Haftarah: Shoftim/Judges 4:4 – 5:31

Originally posted the week of January 23, 2016 / 13 Shevat 5776 (revised)

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Can you read the signs?

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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD.” (Shemot/Exodus 10:1-3)

Bo

For the week of January 24, 2026 / 6 Shevat 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 10:1 - 13:16

Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28

Originally posted the week of January 24, 2015 / 4 Shevat 5775 (revised)

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Why can't we hear God?

Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. (Shemot/Exodus 6:9)

Va’era

For the week of January 17, 2026 / 28 Tevet 5786

Torah: Torah/Exodus 6:2 - 9:35

Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21

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Curiosity can make all the difference

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Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” (Shemot/Exodus 3:1-4)

Shemot

For the week of January 10, 2026 / 21 Tevet 5786

Torah: Shemot/Exodus 1:1 – 6:1

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

Originally posted the week of January 9, 2021 / 25 Tevet 5781 (revised)

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Knowing God prompts us to anticipate the positive

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When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. (Genesis 50:15-21)

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Vayechi

For the week of January 3, 2026 / 14 Tevet 5786

Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 47:28 – 50:26

Haftarah: 1 Melachim/1 Kings 2:1–12

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Are you emotionally stuck?

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And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. (Bereshit/Genesis 45:2)

Vayigash

For the week of December 27, 2025 / 7 Tevet 5786

Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 44:18 – 47:27

Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28

Originally posted the week of December 15, 2018 / 7 Tevet 5779 (revised)

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The clarifying light of Hanukkah

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And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” (Bereshit/Genesis 41:38)

Miketz, Hanukkah, & Rosh Hodesh

For the week of December 20, 2025 / 30 Kislev 5786

Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 41:1 – 44:17; B’midbar/Numbers 28:9–15, 7:42–53

Hatarah: Zechariah: 2:14 – 4:7 (English: 2:10 – 4:7)

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