Pesach – פסח – Readings

Pesach – פסח Pesach I – פסח יום א׳ Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21 – 12:51 & Numbers 28:16 – 28:25  1: Exodus 12:21-24 (4 p’sukim)         2: Exodus 12:25-28 (4 p’sukim) 3: Exodus 12:29-36 (8 p’sukim) 4: Exodus 12:37-42 (6 p’sukim) 5: Exodus 12:43-51 (9 p’sukim) maf: Numbers 28:16-25 (10 p’sukim) Haftarah: Joshua 5:2 – 6:1 Pesach I (on Shabbat) – פסח יום א׳ (בשבת) Passover, the Feast of Unleavened…

Lesson 28

Parashah 28: Metzora (Person afflicted with Tzra’at) 14:1-15:33 [In regular year read with Parashah 27, in leap years read separately] 14:1(i) And Adonai spoke to Moshe, saying: 14:2 This shall be the Torat ha metzora in the day of his Tohorah (cleansing): The First stage of Metzora’s purification (2-8) He shall be brought to the…

Lesson 26

Parashah 26:Sh’mini (Eighth) 9:1-11:47 Offerings Presented by Aharon Yom HaShemini after the previous seven during which the Yisraelite performed the seven days of Inauguration offerings. It also known as “Hanukah ha Beit” (inaugural dedications service) in chapter 8:33-36. Yom HaShemini is also known as Day One – Yom Rishon Torah outline 1st Aliyah – Call…

Ancient Hebrew

Languages from the World of the Bible edited by Holger Gzella De Gruyter 4197-017-0FM.indd iii 11/9/2011 9:55:56 PMISBN 978-1-934078-61-7 e-ISBN 978-1-934078-63-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Languages from the world of the Bible / edited by Holger Gzella. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-934078-61-7 (alk. paper) Middle Eastern philology. 2. Semitic philology….

Lesson 25

The Trespass Offering 6:1 (5:20) And Adonai spoke to Mosheh, saying: 6:2 (5:21) If a nefesh (person) sin, and commit a trespass against Adonai (יהוה), and lie to his neighbor in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor; 6:3…

The Mitzvah of the Purim Feast Holding the Purim Feast at Night

The holiday of Purim is different than all other holidays we celebrate in that whereas regarding other holidays the Mitzvah of partaking of a joyous holiday meal applies during the day and night, regarding the holiday of Purim, there is only a Mitzvah to hold a feast during the day, not at night. Nevertheless, several…

Qaddish

Kaddish The Kaddish or Qaddish (Aramaic: קדיש ,qaddiš “holy”; alternative spelling: Ḳaddish) is a hymn of praises to God found in Jewish prayer services. The central theme of the Kaddish is the magnification and sanctification of God’s name. In the liturgy, differentversions of the Kaddish are used functionally as separators between sections of the service….

PARASHAT TERUMAH / פרשת תרומה

PARASHAT TERUMAH readings 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,1,”Exodus 25:1 – 25:16″,16 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,2,”Exodus 25:17 – 25:30″,14 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,3,”Exodus 25:31 – 26:14″,24 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,4,”Exodus 26:15 – 26:30″,16 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,5,”Exodus 26:31 – 26:37″,7 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,6,”Exodus 27:1 – 27:8″,8 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,7,”Exodus 27:9 – 27:19″,11 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,”maf”,”Exodus 27:17 – 27:19″,3 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,”Haftara”,”I Kings 5:26 – 6:13″ God spoke to Moses… Some say that this was said to Moses during the 40…

Ancient Jewish History

Literally translated as “house of judgment,” Beit Din is the Hebrew term applied to a Jewish religious or civil court of law. The Beit Din originated during the period of the Second Temple and was then known as the Sanhedrin. The establishment of courts has the biblical origin and is recorded in Exodus. The text says that Moses sat as the magistrate among the…

Parsha Summary for Parshas Yisro

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.

Parshas & Haftorah Beshalach

Parshas Beshalach Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: The Bnai Yisroel (Children of Israel – Jews) had left Mitzrayim (Egypt). The closest route…