Torah: Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Haftarah: (Isaiah 54:11-55:5) Summary of the Torah portion: Destruction of places of idolatry, prohibition of private altars, prohibition against eating blood, attitude to false prophets and…
Rabbi Helene Ainbinder has more than 25 years of teaching experience in diverse Jewish movements. She has taught in a variety of mediums, including in religious schools of the Conservative…
Torah: Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) Haftarah: Isaiah (49:14-51:3) Deuteronomy is the final fifth book in the Torah, which Moses discourses to the Jewish people. The Torah’s second discourse of Moses continued:…
Torah: Va’Etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) Haftarah:(Isaiah 40:1-26) Shabbat Nachamu/ Shabbat of Consolation is the Sabbath after the Ninth of Av. The Ninth of Av is the day that BOTH Beit Hamikdash/Holy…
Torah: Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3: 22) Haftarah:(Isaiah 1:1-27) Tish B’Av is the 9th of Av which is the anniversary of the Fall of Jerusalem. The Torah has the introduction to farewell…
Torah: Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32) Haftarah: (I Samuel 11:14-12:22) I will be traveling from June 24 through July 12 (late evening) visiting Italy, Israel and England.
Torah: Shelach Lecha (Numbers 13:1-15:42) Haftarah: (Joshua 2:1-24) The Torah continues with the ten spies and their reports. The children of Israel rebel, the punishment of the children of Israel,…
Torah Behaalotecha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) Haftarah (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) The Torah portion has the description of the seven-branched candelabrum (menorah), the dedication of the Levites, the second Passover, the journey from Sinai…
Torah: Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89) Haftarah: (Judges 13:2-25) The Torah has many interesting mitzvot and these are a few; a census was taken in the Sinai desert, a total of 8,580…
Erev of Shavuot will be on Thursday night May 25, kindly kindle the Holiday candles for Shavuot and your Yizkor candles. Shabbat Candles on Friday night. This is the reason…