Torah: Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) Haftarah:(II Samuel 22:1-51)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, October 3, 4, 2025/11, 12 Tishrei 5786 Yom Kippur starts with Kol Nidrei on Wednesday night: Light your Yahrzeit candles first, then the Yom Tov…
Torah: Vayelich (Deuteronomy 31:1-30); Haftarah: (Hosea 14:2-10, Micah 7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, September 26, 27, 2025/4, 5, Tishrei 5786 This Sabbath is called Shabbat Shuvah/the Sabbath of Return and Repentance On the Erev Rosh HaShanah/First night of…
Torah: Nitzavim: (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20) Haftarah: (Isaiah 61:10-63:9)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, September 19, 20, 2025/26, 27 Elul 5785 The Torah continues with the Third Discourse of Moses: (G-d will make a covenant with the Israelites, and…
Torah: Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) Haftarah: (Isaiah 60:1-22)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, September 12, 13, 2025/19, 20 Elul 5785 Selichot: The special prayer service a week before Rosh HaShanah. The prayers’ focus is on the thirteen Attributes…
Torah: Ki Teitzei Haftarah: (Isaiah 54:1-10)
From the Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, September 5, 6, 2025/12,13 Elul 5785 The Torah continues with the laws pertaining to marriage and family relationships, miscellaneous ritual laws, agricultural laws, moral and…
Torah: Shoftim: (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Haftarah: (Isaiah 52:12-52:12)
From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat, August 29, 30, 2025/5, 6, Elul 5785 The Torah continues with Shoftim/Judges: The government, judiciary system, the king, Priests and Levites. Then the false…
Torah: Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Haftarah: (Isaiah 54:11-55:5)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, August 22, 23, 2025/28, 29 Av, 5785 Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul starts Sunday evening and Elul is the last Jewish month of the year. The Jewish…
Torah: Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) Haftarah: (Isaiah 49:14-51:3)
From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat, August 15, 16, 2025/21, 22 Av 5785 The Torah continues with the second discourse of Moses, which contains the rewards of obedience, the lessons…
Torah: Va’etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) Haftarah: (Isaiah 40:1-26)
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, August 8, 9, 2025/14,15 Av 5785 The 15th day of Av in ancient times served as matchmaking day for unmarried women during the Second Temple…
Torah: Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22) Haftarah: (Isaiah 1:1-27)
From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat August 1, 2, 2025/ 7, 8 Av 5785 Erev Tisha B’Av (Saturday night) Shabbat-Chazon: “Sabbath of Visions” is the immediate Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, a…