(2-3 Minute Read) Numbers 8:1-12:14 Topically, the Torah parasha, or portion, of Behaalotekha contains a vast variety of different themes and elements. We first read about the construction of each menorah lampstand for the Mishkan, or Tabernacle. Following that, additional…
(2 – 3 Minute Read) Leviticus 21:1-24:23 The Torah portion, or parasha, of Emor, first begins with a detailed set of commandments ensuring that the kohenim, or Levitical priests, maintained a perpetual state of heightened purity. Following that discussion, the…
(2-3 Minute Read) Numbers 4:21-7:89 In the Torah portion, or parasha, of Naso, the topic of holiness and purity of the Jewish people is continued. However, the theme takes on several different directions. After finishing the designation of various tasks…
(2-3 Minute Read) Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27 In the Torah parasha, or portion, of Kedoshim, the Almighty elaborates on key details of the Torah formula of personal holiness. Previously, in the linked portion of Acharei-Mot, the Torah begins the narrative…
(3 – 4 Minute Read) Numbers 1:1-4:20 The fourth book of the Torah, B’Midbar, or Numbers, opens with the parasha, or portion, of the same name. B’Midbar begins with a detailed census of the Jewish people in the wilderness of…
(2-3 Minute Read) Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27 In the combined Torah parasha, or portion, of Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, the Almighty elaborates on key details of the Torah formula of personal holiness. The Torah begins the narrative by emphasizing that the Eternal…
(3 – 4 Minute Read) The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, is one of the most monumental commemorations in Jewish life. On this annual holiday, the Jewish people remember and acknowledge Yetziyat Mitzrayim, the “Exodus” of the early Jewish people…
(6 – 7 Minute Read) Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 Ki Tisa begins with the Almighty speaking to Moses; He instructed him regarding the method of taking a census. Each person over the age of twenty was to pay a half…
(5 – 6 Minute Read) Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 As the narrative continues about Tabernacle construction and service in Tetzaveh, the Almighty further commanded Moses to instruct the Israelites to bring clear olive oil for lighting the lamps set up…
(3-4 Minute Read) Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 In Terumah, the Almighty spoke to Moses in order to tell the Israelites to provide voluntary donations of gold, silver, copper, colored yarns, fine linen, animal skins, oil, spices, jewels, and more. The…
(5-6 Minute Read) Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 Misphatim records the rules that the Most High gave to Moses to present to the Israelites. “When a Hebrew slave is acquired, he shall serve six years and be released in the seventh…
Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 (4-5 Minute Read) The Torah portion Vayechi concludes the life of Jacob. Jacob lived seventeen years in the land of Egypt, so the span of his life was 147 years. When he neared the end of…
