CHAYEI SARAH (Life of Sarah) Gen 23:1–25:18; 1 Kings 1:1–31; Matt.2:1–23
December 7, 2022
“Sarah lived to be 127 years old; (37 years after she had given birth to Isaac at age 90) these were the years of Sarah’s
“Sarah lived to be 127 years old; (37 years after she had given birth to Isaac at age 90) these were the years of Sarah’s
VAYERA (And He Appeared) Gen.18:1–22:24; 2 Kings 4:1–37; Luke 2:1–38 “The LORD appeared [vayera] to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was
LECH LECHA (GO FORTH) Gen12:1–17:27; Isa 40:27–41:16; Matt1:1–17 This week’s Torah portion in Gen.12 begins with an astounding promise from God to one person named
Parsha B’resheet+Noach by Roger Lenk The story of the first sin in the Garden of Eden is intrinsically connected to the eye. The serpent enticed
Ki Tavo (When You Enter) Deut. 26:1–29:9; Is. 60:1–22; Luke 23:26–56. By Raphael ben Levi In this week’s parsha, we see how Israel’s entire existence
Parsha 49: Ki Tetzei (‘When you go out’) DEUT. 21:10-25:19 HAFTORAH: Isa. 54:1–10; N.T. Luke 23:1–25; 1 Cor, 5:1–5 This Parasha focuses varieties of domestic
SHOFTIM (Judges) Deut 16:18–21:9; Isa51:12–52:12; John 8: 1-11 Many people are not aware that there is no mention of synagogues, rabbis, Pharisees, Sadducees, or yeshivas,
Parshat Va’etchanen – And I pleaded. By Raphael ben Levi Deut 3:23–7:11; Isa 40:1–26; John 10:1–42 This Shabbat is called by the special name of
This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon (Sabbath of Vision) where observant Jews grieve over the nation’s sins that eventually led to the destruction of
Ma’asei (Journeys) Num 33:1–36:13; Jer 2:4–28, 3:4, 4:1–2; Matt 24:1–25:46 “These are the journeys of [masa’ei] the people of Israel, when they went out of
Parasha Chukat (Regulation,Commands) Num.19-22:1 Judg.11:1-33 By Raphael ben Levi This week’s Torah portion is taken from Num.19-22 read in all synagogues throughout the world that
This week’s parasha takes us full circle to the end of Moses’ life, but what was it like at the beginning as a humble shepherd
As we prepare to celebrate Sukkot next Shabbat I would like to briefly share a taster regarding a Sukkot tradition known as the waving of
I recently heard one American make the comment that, “Being Jewish is a political liability for the Democrats” who most Jews vote for. Yet the