From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat, May 26, 2023/6 Sivan 5783
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…
From The Rabbi’s Study…May 19, 2023/28 Iyar 5783/Omer 43,44 5783
Torah: Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20) Haftarah:(Hosea 2:1-22) Shabbat May 19th we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, the reunification of East Jerusalem in 1967 after the Six Days War. The Torah portion is from…
From The Rabbi’s Study…May 12, 2023/21 Iyar 5783 (36, 37 Omer)
Double Torah Parshiot: Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2) Bechukotai(Leviticus 26:3-27:34) Haftarot: (Jeremiah 32:6-27), (Jeremiah 16:19-17-14) Happy Mother’s Day wishes for all our mothers who do so much for their families! As one…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat May 5, 2023/14 Iyar 5783/29 Omer
Torah: Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) Haftarah: (Ezekiel 44:15-31) Pesach Sheni Thursday night, at 7pm at The Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church, 920 Tonaquint Drive, the St. George Interfaith Council…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, April 28, 2023/7 Iyar 5783/Omer 22 and 23
Double Torah: Acharei Mot – Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27) Haftarot: Amos (9:7-15) This Sabbath will have a double Torah portion from Acharei Mot containing the verses recalling the deaths of Aaron’s…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat April 21, 2023/ 30 Nisan 5783/Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Omer 15,16 Torah Double: Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) – Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33) Haftarah: Isaiah (66:1-24) Wednesday was Yom HaShoah The Remembrance of the Holocaust This Shabbat has two Torah readings. The…
From The Rabbi’s Study…April 14, 2023/ 23 Nisan 5783 (Omer 8)
Torah:Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)Haftarah: (II Samuel 6:1-7:17) The Torah portion is about Moses instructing Aaron and his sons Nadav and Avihu concerning offerings for atonement of sins. Nadav and Avihu bring…
From the Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, April 7, 2023/16 Nisan 5783
Torah: First Shabbat of Passover will have the Maftir (closing portion of the Torah portion and the Haftarah … (Exodus 23:12-34:26; Ezekiel 37:1-14) Chol HaMoed Intermediate days of Passover. …
From The Rabbi’s Study… March 31, 2023/9 Nisan 5783
Torah: Tzav(Leviticus 6:1-8:36) Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21-28; Jeremiah 9:22-23 This Shabbat has the continuation of the preceding Torah portion, expanding upon the description of the sacrificial offerings. The ordination of Aaron…
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY… March 24, 2023/2 Nisan 5783
Torah: Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26) Haftarah: (Isaiah 43:21-44:23) The Torah has descriptions of five different kinds of sacrifices to be offered in the sanctuary: the olah, or burnt offering; the minchah,…