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For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)
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This week’s parasha is entitled Vayikra, meaning “And He Called” and introduces us to the book of Leviticus. These chapters
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This week we also have a double Parasha, entitled Vayakhel-Pekudei, and it covers Exodus chapters 35 to 40. At the
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The name of this week’s parasha is Ki Tisa, which means “when you elevate” and covers Exodus 30:11-34:35. Adonai instructs
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The first of our parashas this Shabbat is Tetzaveh, meaning, ‘Give the command,’ and covers Exodus 27:20- 30:10. At the
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The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Terumah and covers Exodus 25:1 through 27:19. This morning, rather than our usual
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Today’s Torah portion is titled, “Mishpatim,” which means “Judgements.” It covers Exodus: 21:1–24:18. This parasha passage is also known as
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Yitro, the Hebrew name for Jethro, is our parasha for this Shabbat. Parashat Yitro covers Exodus 18:1-20:23. Besides practical management advice, this
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The name of this week’s parasha is Beshalach, which means “when he sent” or “when he let go,” and covers
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Today’s Parsha is entitled Bo which means ‘Go’ and covers Exodus 10:1 through 13:16. Egypt has already suffered severely through
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This week’s Torah portion is Va’era, which means “and I appeared” and covers Exodus 6:2-9:35. In last week’s parasha, Moses
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Being on the Right Side of (Repeated) History Our Torah reading this Shabbat bears the same name as the book
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This week we end the book of Genesis with parasha Vayechi which translates to “and he lived”. It takes us from Genesis
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This week’s parasha is entitled VaYigash, which means, “and he drew near.” It covers Genesis 44:18 – 47:27. Last week,
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The parasha for this week is entitled MiKetz, meaning “at the conclusion” and covers Genesis 41:1-44:17. Joseph has been in
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Last week’s Torah portion was called Vayeshev, which means, “and he settled.” It covers Genesis 37: 1-40:23. After more than 20 years
The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Vayishlach, which means “and he sent”. Jacob is returning from Aram (Syria) to
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This week’s Parasha is Vayetze and covers Genesis 28:10 – 32:3. Jacob has had to flee home after deceiving his
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The name of this week’s parasha is Toldot, which means “generations” and covers Genesis 25:19-28:9. Isaac prayed to Adonai for
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This week’s parasha, Genesis 23:1-25:18, is Chayei Sarah, meaning “The Life of Sarah” the title of which is a little
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This week’s Torah portion is entitled VaYera. VaYera means, “And He appeared.” It covers Genesis 18:1-22:24. Chapter 18 opens with
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This week our parasha is Lech Lecha which means “Go Forth” and covers Genesis 12:1-17:27. Parasha Lech Lecha introduces us
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This week’s Parasha is entitled Noach (Noah) whose name means ‘rest’, or ‘quiet’. It covers Genesis 6:9 through 11:32. Noah
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This morning’s parasha is called Ha’azinu and means “Give ear”. It covers Deuteronomy chapter 32. The Song of Moses represents
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The name of this week’s parasha is Vayelech, which means “and he went” and covers Deuteronomy 31:1-30. Moses told the
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This week’s parasha is entitled, Nitzavim, meaning “standing.” It covers Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20. In Chapter 29, all the people