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Parashah #30 Kedoshim ~ קדשים ~ Holy Ones Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 19:1 ~ 20:27 Haftarah: Amos 9:7 – 15; Yechezk’el / Ezekiel 20:2 – 20 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu / Matthew 5:33 – 37 & 43 – 48; Mattityahu / Matthew 15:1 – 11; Mattityahu / Matthew 19:16 – 30; Mattityahu / Matthew 22:33 – […]

Parashah #54 V’Zot HaBrachah  /  And this is the blessing Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Haftarah: Y’hoshua/Joshua 1:1-18 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu/Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36; Y’hudah/Jude 3-4 & 8-10 Normally, this Parashah is read on (sim-kaht tor-ah) Simchat Torah/Rejoicing of the Torah. CHAPTER 33 These final words of Moshe / Moses are a combination of blessing […]

Parashah #53 Ha’azinu  /  Give ear Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 32:1-52 **The following Haftarah is read on the Sabbath which falls between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur.** Haftarah: Hoshea/Hosea 14:2-10; Yo’el/Joel 2:11-27; Mikhah/Micah 7:18-20 B’rit Hadashah: Romans 10:14-21; Romans 12:14-21 This week’s Torah Portion, (Hah-ah-zee-new) Ha’azinu means hear or give ear. Moshe / Moses takes a different […]

Parashah #52 Vayelekh  /  And he went Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 31:1-30 Haftarah: Hoshea/Hosea 14:2-10; Mikhah/Micah 7:18-20; Yo’el/Joel 2:15-27 B’rit Hadashah: Ivrit/Hebrews 13:5-8 Vayelekh (vah-yeh-lehk) means he went and refers to Moshe’s / Moses’ continued conversation with B’nei Yisra’el / Children of Israel just prior to the appointment of Yehoshua / Joshua, Moshe’s death and the crossing […]

Parashah #51 Nitzavim  /  You are all standing Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9(10) ~ 30:20 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 61:10 ~ 63:9 B’rit Hadashah: Romans 9:30 ~ 10:13; Ivrim/Hebrews 12:14-15 CHAPTER 29 This week’s Torah portion, (neat-zah-veem) Nitzavim, literally means “all of you are standing”. However, it could more accurately be translated as “taking a stand”. Are we taking […]

Parashah #50 Ki Tavo /  When you come Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 26:1~29:8 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 60:1-22 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu/Matthew 13:1-23; Luke 21:1-4; Acts 28:17-31; Romans 11:1-15 This week’s Torah portion, (Key Tah-voe) Ki Tavo, means “when you come” or “when you have come”. Once again Moshe is encouraging B’nei Yisra’el / the Children of Israel Yehovah is […]

Parashah #49 Ki Tetze / When you go out Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 21:10 ~ 25:1 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 54:1-10; (Messianic adaptation: 52:13 ~ 54:10) B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu/Matthew 5:31-32; Mattityahu/Matthew 19:3-12; Mattityahu/Matthew 22:23-32; Mark 10:2-12; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; 1st Corinthian 9:4-18; Galatians 3:9-14; 1st Timothy 5:17-18 This week’s Parashah (Key-Tates-zay) Ki Tetze, centers on some of the […]

Parashah #48 Shoftim ~  / ~ Judges Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 16:18 ~ 21:9 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 51:12 ~ 53:12 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu/Matthew 5:38-42; Mattityahu/Matthew 18:15-20;  Acts 3:13-26; Acts 7:35-53; 1st Corinthians 5:9-13;  1st Timothy 5:17-22; Ivrit/Hebrews 10:28-32 First, I want to apologize for not announcing last Shabbat was our last Sabbath in the Hebrew month of Av. […]

Parashah #47 Re’eh ~ / ~ See;  Look at;  Behold;  Perceive;  Consider Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 11:26 ~ 16:17 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 54:11 ~ 55:5 B’rit Hadashah: 1st Corinthians 5:9-13; Yochanan Aleph/1st John 4:1-6 This is Parashah (reh-eh) Re’eh. The Hebrew word re’eh means to see, look at or behold. However, it is not the emphatic use behold. […]

Parashah #46  ~    Ekev ~ / ~ Because Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 7:12 ~ 11:25 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 49:14 ~ 51:3 B’rit Hadashah: Mattit’yahu/Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; Ya’akov/James 5:7-11 Our Torah portion this week, (eh-kehv) Ekev, meaning because, also means heel. My first thought was, “Weird!!!” because my mind went to the back part of my foot, […]