Parsha (Weekly Torah Portion)
A Level and Firm Foundation B’resheet בְּרֵאשִׁית (“In the Beginning”) Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 This Shabbat marks the beginning, the starting again of the ...
The theme is what it means to be the remnant. It’s what faith looks like in real-time: a righteous man living in the midst of a godless society, havin...
Go... Now! Lech L’cha לֶךְ-לְךָ (“Go forth!”) Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 The Torah portion this morning is entitled Lech L’cha (“Go forth!”) and spans Genes...
Heaven’s Laughter Vayera פרשת וירא (“And He Appeared”) Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 This week’s parasha is entitled Vayera, meaning “and He appeared” and span...
Lives Well Lived Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה (“The Life of Sarah”) Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 This week’s parasha, Genesis 23:1 to 25:18, is Chayei Sarah, me...
Trust and Obey Tol’dot תּוֹלְדֹת (“Generations”) Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 The parasha for this week is entitled Tol’dot, which means “generations” and tak...
Wheeling and Dealing Vayetze וַיֵּצֵא (“And he went forth”) Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 The parasha for this week is named Vayetze, which means “and he went ...
Unfinished Business Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח (“And he sent”) Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Vayishlach which means “And h...
What Dreams Portend Vayeshev וַיֵּשֶׁב (“And he dwelt”) Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 This Shabbat’s parasha is entitled Vayeshev, meaning, ‘and he dwelt’. Ja...
The Reallocation of Assets MiKetz מִקֵּץ (“at the conclusion”) Genesis 41:1 – 44:17 The parasha for this week is entitled MiKetz, meaning “at the conc...
The Unveiling! Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ (“And he drew near”) Genesis 44:18 – 47:27 The parasha for this week is entitled Vayigash (from the verb meaning t...
A Good End Vayechi וַיְחִי (“And he lived”) Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 The Torah reading for this week is entitled Vayechi, meaning “And he lived“, referri...
Being on the Right Side of (Repeated) History Shemot שמות (“Names”) Exodus 1:1 – 6:1 Our Torah reading this Shabbat bears the same name as the book it...
Lying Lips and a Hard Heart Va’era וָאֵרָא(“And I appeared”) Exodus 6:2 – 9:35 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Va’era, meaning “...and I appe...
A Flawless Lamb Bo בֹּא (“Go!”) Exodus 10:1 – 13:16 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Bo, meaning “Go!” and takes us from Exodus chapters 10 th...
An Event to Remember Forever! Beshalach בְּשַׁלַּח (“In his sending”) Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 This Shabbat’s parasha is Beshalach which means “in his sen...
A Cosmic Encounter Yitro יִתְרוֹ (“Jethro”) Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Yitro – Jethro, the name of Moses’ father-in-...
Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock! Mishpatim מִּשְׁפָּטִים (“Judgments”) Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 The Torah reading for this Shabbat is called Mishpa...
Terumah תְּרוּמָה (“Offering”) Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 These days we have quite an array of tired, overused clichés at our disposal, such as “At the end o...
Doing Things God’s Way Ki Tissa כִּי תִשָּׂא(“When You Take up/Carry Out”) Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Ki Tissa, mea...
Tetzaveh תְּצַוֶּה (“Give the command“) Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 Our parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Tetzaveh, meaning “give the command” and covers...
The God of Second Chances Vayakhel – Pekudei ויקהל ופקודי (“And he assembled” and “Amount”) – Exodus 35:1-40:38 The parashot (there are two) for this...
The Antithesis of Minimalism Tzav צַו (“Give the Command!”) Leviticus 6:1 (6:8) – 8:36 The Torah reading for this Shabbat is entitled Tzav, meaning, “...
Vayyikraוַיִּקְרָא (“And He called out”) Leviticus 1:1-5:26 The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Vayyikra, and it begins this, the third book of t...