TORAH: VO-ESCHANAN By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VO-ESCHANAN, Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11. Haftara: Isaiah 40:1-26. “AND I TRIED TO INGRATIATE MYSELF.” In the opening word of our PARSHAH of VO-ESCHANAN, Moses tells how “I tried to ingratiate myself” with G-d — elicit His favor — praying repeatedly to be allowed enter the land of Israel, “Eretz…
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TORAH: DEVARIM
Torah Reading: DEVARIM, Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Isaiah 1:1-27. THE BOTTOM LINE As always, we commence the reading of the book of DEVARIM (Deuteronomy), the last of the Five Books of Moses, on the Shabbos preceding the fast of Tisha Be’Av (9th Av) commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temple. Tisha Be’Av is a call to Teshuvah…
Haftorah – Parshas Pinchas
Parshas Pinchas Yirmiyahu 1:1 This week begins a series of haftorah readings which reflect the inner feelings of the Jewish people during their final months of the year.The series consists of moving visions of the prophets depicting the pending Jewish exile and destruction of the Bais Hamikdash and concludes with an ongoing exchange between Hashem…
LET’S STUDY ONKELOS PINCHAS
STUDY GUIDE PINCHAS (CHAPTER 25:10–30:1) SUMMARY OF THE TORAH PORTION Phinehas is rewarded by God for his daring and courageous act with a covenantal guarantee of a perpetual priesthood for his descendants; Moses is commanded to kill the Midianites for attempting to undermine the Israelite nation by seducing them to commit acts of sexual immorality…
Parashat Pinchas / Rashi
1st Portion Chapter 25 10The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: יוַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל משֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: 11Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the kohen has turned My anger away from the children of Israel by his zealously avenging Me among them, so that I did not destroy the children of Israel because of…
Parshas Summary
Parshas Behaaloscha 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: Aharon is instructed to light the Menorah, and the Menorah’s construction is reviewed. Moshe is…
ONKELOS on BEHAALOTHECA
NUMBERS 8 (ONKELOS) — 1 And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: 2 Speak with Aharon, and say to him: When thou dost kindle the lamps upon the face of the candelabrum, the seven lamps shall be burning (together). 3 And Aharon did so: on the face of the candelabrum he made the lamps burn,…
Parshas Naso
Parshas Naso 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 family of Gershon is assigned to carry the curtains and tapestries of the Mishkan….
BAMIDBAR
UNIVERSAL TORAH: BAMIDBAR By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftara: Hosea 2:1-22. IN THE WILDERNESS It was fitting that the Giving of the Torah took place in no-man’s-land amidst the stark desolation of the Wilderness. Here no temporal king could claim that he played host to the event, thereby meriting a special share…
TORAH READING SHABBAT
On Shabbat May 9 the Torah reading in Israel will be BEHAR while in the Diaspora the Torah reading will be the portion of EMOR. Students in Israel please scroll down this email for the commentary on BEHAR. DIASPORA TORAH READING SHABBAT MAY 9: EMOR UNIVERSAL TORAH COMMENTARY By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Parshas…
Parshios Tazria & Metzorah
D’var Torah Parshios Tazria & Metzorah 100% By Rabbi Label Lam And the person with “Tzaraas” in whom there is the affliction- his garments shall be torn, the hair of his head shall be shaved, and he should cover himself up to his lips; he is to call out, “Tame’!-Tame’!”(Contaminated! Contaminated!) All the days that…
Parshas Tazria-Metzorah
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 laws of purity and impurity as they pertain to child-birth are discussed. The basic laws of…
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