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Parashat: Noach

Posted on October 23, 2025

Parashat: Noach Torah Reading: Numbers 28:1–15 “And they said, ‘Come, let us build us a city, and a tower with its top in the sky, to make a name for ourselves; else we shall be scattered all over the world.’” — Genesis 11:4   The Torah portion (Noach) this Shabbat contains the story of the Continue Reading »

Parashat: Bereshit

Posted on October 12, 2025

Parashat: Bereshit Torah Reading: Deuteronomy Genesis 1:1-6–8 “And on the seventh day, God ceased all of the work which God had made and God rested on the seventh day from all of the work that God had made, and God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because on it God rested from all of Continue Reading »

Parashat: Festival Reading

Posted on October 8, 2025

Parashat: Festival Reading Exodus 33:12–34:26 [Moses] said, “Oh, let me behold Your Presence!” And [God] answered, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim before you the name יהוה, and the grace that I grant and the compassion that I show,” continuing, “But you cannot see My face, for a Continue Reading »

Parashat: Ha’azinu

Posted on September 30, 2025

Parashat: Ha’azinu Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 32:1–32:52 “Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; Let the earth hear the words I utter” — Deuteronomy 32:1 Moses’s last words to the Israelites come in the form of a poem exhorting them to follow the commandments, reminding them of their humble origins, and prophesying the future fate of Continue Reading »

Parashat: VaYeilech

Posted on September 25, 2025

Parashat: VaYeilech Torah Reading: Exodus 32:11–14, 34:1–10 “Gather the people, men, women, children, and the strangers in your communities – that they may hear [the Torah] and so learn to revere the Eternal your God and to observe faithfully every word of this Teaching.” — Deuteronomy 31:12 The instruction here at the very end of Continue Reading »

Parashat: Nitzavim

Posted on September 16, 2025

Parashat: Nitzavim Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day: I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you may live—you and your descendants…” — Deuteronomy 30:19 For thirteen years (post-bat mizvah!) this was one of three verses that I read Continue Reading »