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How Will They Hear?

How Will They Hear?

The Word of God is going forth in the Land of Israel. Throughout the year the Bible Society in Israel has had many different opportunities to share the message of the Living Word of God in different events and occasions. We are grateful for this. During the Christmas season there was a special festival...
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Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah 2012

Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah 2012

Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to each and every one of you in Yeshua our Lord! So many things took place this year in our region and in Israel, including a war. But in all situations we know that our Lord lives and in Him we are secured, today and for eternity for “...I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will take His stand on the earth.” (Job 19:25)
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Responding to War

Responding to War

The State of Israel is constantly battling assaults from its neighbors. The media is constantly asking the question of who is to blame. “Who started it?” There are many different ways to answer this question depending on the history which one accepts and the theology which one believes.
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Israeli Men's Conference

Israeli Men's Conference

Fifty men came together at a campsite in the North of Israel answering an invitation to unite together as men who believe in Almighty God, remember the call of Gideon, and pray for one another. This event took place at the traditional site, Harod’s Spring, where Gideon and his men camped before they fought and defeated the Midianites (Judges 7:1).
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Chief Rabbi Responds to Violence: Israeli Youth in the Balance

Chief Rabbi Responds to Violence: Israeli Youth in the Balance

Israeli society was shocked at the brutality that the weekend of May 5th brought upon the nation. In various cities around the country five different individuals were murdered in cold blood. For such a small nation, this news brought chills to everyone; young and old, rich and poor, religious and secular.
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Appeal - Project Manager

Appeal - Project Manager

Here, at the Bible Society in Israel, our workload is steadily increasing. There is more and more to do, but less people to do it. We are happy that we have more projects to advance, but unfortunately, we are often forced to postpone or downsize projects due to lack of manpower.
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News Update 13 January 2011 - The First Ever Hebrew Cross Reference Bible has now arrived

News Update 13 January 2011 - The First Ever Hebrew Cross Reference Bible has now arrived

In addition to over 90,000 cross-references, it also contains other features that together make it not only an excellent scripture study tool, but also especially eïŹ€ective for outreach.
It is the optimal tool to learn and see how the New Testament is rooted in the Old Testament as well as fulïŹlling and illuminating its Messianic prophecies and promises. Among its additional features are:

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December 2010

December 2010

Jerusalem and her people are thirsty and yearn for the only message that can truly restore her to the glory that God has prepared for her. How important and urgent it is, therefore, to speak tenderly from a loving heart, and proclaim to Jerusalem the comfort of God, the Shepherd of Israel, the promised Messiah. Isaiah 40 begins with a double call: “comfort ye, comfort ye”—emphasizing the calling and the need to comfort His people. In a beautiful similar way, by a double confirmation, Isaiah 51:12 reveals who the Comforter is: “I, even I, am He that comforteth you.” It is God Himself - through Yeshua the Messiah. In Him we have forgiveness of sins—true comfort.
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News Update 21 Oct 2010 - The Epistle to the Hebrews in Hebrew to the Hebrews

News Update 21 Oct 2010 - The Epistle to the Hebrews in Hebrew to the Hebrews

On its 60 pages, this little booklet contains the full Epistle to the Hebrews as well as a comprehensive and detailed explanation of prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New Testament.
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News update June 1st 2010 - Bibles for hospital

News update June 1st 2010 - Bibles for hospital

We went to visit the manager of the hospice in order to offer and provide beautiful Hebrew and Arabic full bibles. We were encouraged and surprised when the manager was receptive and asked us to provide 20 Hebrew Bibles and 10 Arabic Bibles.
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September 2009

September 2009

The Word of God challenges us to be the ones who stand in the gap. Standing in the gap, however, is not a passive but rather an active responsibility. It requires being active in prayer and intercession with obedience and diligence to do the will of God. It is about putting our faith into action and calling upon the Lord to extend His mercy and grace upon the land, fully trusting that He will fulfill all His promises, according to His eternal Word. Like Calev Ben Yefuneh and Joshua Bin-Noon, through faith, we too can look at what seems impossible to us as victories in the Lord.


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April 2009

April 2009

“
This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows
..As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Mark 4:26,29 (NIV)


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January 2008

January 2008

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

(Isaiah 52:7)        


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News

How Will They Hear?

How Will They Hear?

The Word of God is going forth in the Land of Israel. Throughout the year the Bible Society in Israel has had many different opportunities to share the message of the Living Word of God in different events and occasions. We are grateful for this. During the Christmas season there was a special festival...
Full Article
Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah 2012

Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah 2012

Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to each and every one of you in Yeshua our Lord! So many things took place this year in our region and in Israel, including a war. But in all situations we know that our Lord lives and in Him we are secured, today and for eternity for “...I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will take His stand on the earth.” (Job 19:25)
Full Article
Responding to War

Responding to War

The State of Israel is constantly battling assaults from its neighbors. The media is constantly asking the question of who is to blame. “Who started it?” There are many different ways to answer this question depending on the history which one accepts and the theology which one believes.
Full Article
Israeli Men's Conference

Israeli Men's Conference

Fifty men came together at a campsite in the North of Israel answering an invitation to unite together as men who believe in Almighty God, remember the call of Gideon, and pray for one another. This event took place at the traditional site, Harod’s Spring, where Gideon and his men camped before they fought and defeated the Midianites (Judges 7:1).
Full Article
Chief Rabbi Responds to Violence: Israeli Youth in the Balance

Chief Rabbi Responds to Violence: Israeli Youth in the Balance

Israeli society was shocked at the brutality that the weekend of May 5th brought upon the nation. In various cities around the country five different individuals were murdered in cold blood. For such a small nation, this news brought chills to everyone; young and old, rich and poor, religious and secular.
Full Article
Appeal - Project Manager

Appeal - Project Manager

Here, at the Bible Society in Israel, our workload is steadily increasing. There is more and more to do, but less people to do it. We are happy that we have more projects to advance, but unfortunately, we are often forced to postpone or downsize projects due to lack of manpower.
Full Article
News Update 13 January 2011 - The First Ever Hebrew Cross Reference Bible has now arrived

News Update 13 January 2011 - The First Ever Hebrew Cross Reference Bible has now arrived

In addition to over 90,000 cross-references, it also contains other features that together make it not only an excellent scripture study tool, but also especially eïŹ€ective for outreach.
It is the optimal tool to learn and see how the New Testament is rooted in the Old Testament as well as fulïŹlling and illuminating its Messianic prophecies and promises. Among its additional features are:

Full Article
December 2010

December 2010

Jerusalem and her people are thirsty and yearn for the only message that can truly restore her to the glory that God has prepared for her. How important and urgent it is, therefore, to speak tenderly from a loving heart, and proclaim to Jerusalem the comfort of God, the Shepherd of Israel, the promised Messiah. Isaiah 40 begins with a double call: “comfort ye, comfort ye”—emphasizing the calling and the need to comfort His people. In a beautiful similar way, by a double confirmation, Isaiah 51:12 reveals who the Comforter is: “I, even I, am He that comforteth you.” It is God Himself - through Yeshua the Messiah. In Him we have forgiveness of sins—true comfort.
Full Article
News Update 21 Oct 2010 - The Epistle to the Hebrews in Hebrew to the Hebrews

News Update 21 Oct 2010 - The Epistle to the Hebrews in Hebrew to the Hebrews

On its 60 pages, this little booklet contains the full Epistle to the Hebrews as well as a comprehensive and detailed explanation of prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New Testament.
Full Article
News update June 1st 2010 - Bibles for hospital

News update June 1st 2010 - Bibles for hospital

We went to visit the manager of the hospice in order to offer and provide beautiful Hebrew and Arabic full bibles. We were encouraged and surprised when the manager was receptive and asked us to provide 20 Hebrew Bibles and 10 Arabic Bibles.
Full Article
September 2009

September 2009

The Word of God challenges us to be the ones who stand in the gap. Standing in the gap, however, is not a passive but rather an active responsibility. It requires being active in prayer and intercession with obedience and diligence to do the will of God. It is about putting our faith into action and calling upon the Lord to extend His mercy and grace upon the land, fully trusting that He will fulfill all His promises, according to His eternal Word. Like Calev Ben Yefuneh and Joshua Bin-Noon, through faith, we too can look at what seems impossible to us as victories in the Lord.


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April 2009

April 2009

“
This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows
..As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Mark 4:26,29 (NIV)


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January 2008

January 2008

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

(Isaiah 52:7)        


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Friday, 24 May 2013 06:57
Parasha: Numbers 8:1 - 12:16 Haftarah: Zacharia 2:10 - 4:7 Psalm: 68 NT: John 19:31-37, 1 Corinthians 10:6-13, Hebrews 3:1-6, 4:1-16 In this week's reading, the Children of Israel leave the Mount of Sinai and continue towards
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:31
Parasha: Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 Psalm: 67 NT: John 7:53 - 8:11, Acts 21:17 - 32 From our "Did you know this about the Bible"-section: "The longest parashah in the Torah is parashat Naso; it has 176
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 06:47
Torah reading: Exodus 19:1 - 20:23, Deutronomy 15:19 - 16:17, Numbers 28:26-31, Leviticus 23:15-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1 - 28, 3:12, Habakkuk 3:1-19 Megilah: The book of Ruth Psalm: 68, 29, 19 NT: John 14:15-26, Acts 2, 1 Corinthians
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 10:18
Parasha: Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 1:10 - 2:22 Psalm: 122 NT: John 10:14-16, 1 Cor 12:12-31, 1 Peter 2:9-10 This week's parasha is basically a long list of numbers of the counting of the children of Israel that Moses did in the desert
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 05:37
The Jerusalem day is celebrated every year on 28th of Iyar, as the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification in 1967. Recommended reading for the Jerusalem day: History: King David made Jerusalem capital of
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 11:43
This Shabbat there are again two parashot: beHar Parasha: Leviticus 25:1 - 26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 Psalm: 112 NT: Luke 4:16-21, 1 Corinthians 7:21-24, Galatians 6:7-10 This parasha speaks of the year of jubilee, as a symbol of
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 13:41
Parasha: Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Psalm: 42 NT: Matthew 5:38-48, Mark 2:23-3:5, Luke 4:14-32, 14:12-24, Galatians 3:26-29, 1 Peter 2:4-10 This weeks parasha speaks about God's holiness and his glory and the need for
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 06:04
Again, there are two parashot this week: Parashat Achare Mot: Leviticus 16:1 - 18:30 Parashat Kedoshim: Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19, Amos 9:7-15 Psalm: 26, 15 NT: Matthew 5:23-25, Mark 12:28-34, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13,
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Monday, 15 April 2013 11:47
Happy 65th birthday to the State of Israel! Today, the 15th, is the memorial day for fallen soldiers, but at sunset this sorrow turns to gladness, and we celebrate Independence Day on the 16th, from sunset to sunset. Relevant
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Sunday, 14 April 2013 06:31
Psalm 144 Yom haZikaron is the Memorial Day of the fallen soldiers of Israel. It is always the day before the Independence Day. This year it is on April 15th. The proximity of the memorial day to the Independence Day is "to remind people
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:21
This week there are two parashot. It happens on years that are not leap years.   Parasha: Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42 - 5:19, 2 Kings 7:3-20 Psalm: 106, 120 NT: Matthew 8:1-13, 9:20-26, Luke 2:22-24, 7:18-23, Matthew
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Monday, 08 April 2013 05:30
Reading: Isaiah 61, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 37 On April 8th this year, it is the memorial day of the Holocaust in Israel. The TV channels show only a flickering candle during the entire day, at 10:00 AM the sirens will go off and the entire nation
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Saturday, 06 April 2013 05:29
Parasha: Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47 Haftarah: 2 Samuel 6:1 - 7:17 Psalm 128 NT: 2 Cor 6:14-7:1, 1 Peter 1:14-16, Acts 5:1-11, Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 7:1-19 This week's parasha deals with God's holiness and our need to be pure.
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Monday, 25 March 2013 13:36
Passover Eve 25/03 NT: Mark 14:12, Luke 22:7-8 Passover Day 26/03 Exodus 12:21-51 Haftarah - Joshua 5:2-6:1, 2 Kings 23:1 - 9, 21 - 25 NT: Luke 2:41-42, John 13:1-1, 18:28-40 Passover First day of chol haMoed
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 06:28
Parasha: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36 (In Bibles where chapter 5 only has 19 verses, the reading starts at Leviticus 6:8) Special Maftir: Deutronomy 25:17 - 19 Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21 - 8:3, 9:22-23 Haftarah for Shabbat haGadol: Malachi 3:1-24 (till the
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:47
Parasha: Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26 (Note: In most English Bibles chapter 5 only has 19 verses, and then the last verse is 6:7) Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23 Psalm 50 NT: Romans 8:1-13, Hebrews 10:1-14, 13:10-16, Colossians 2:11-19, Revelation
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 08:15
Parasha: Exodus 35:1 - 40:38 Special Maftir: Exodus 12:1 - 20 Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:40 - 8:21 Special Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:15 - 46:18 Psalm: 61 NT: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15, Hebrews 9:1-14, Revelation 11:1-13, Hebrews 8:1-12, Revelation
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 15:06
Parasha: Exodus 30:11 - 34:35 Special Maftir: Numbers 19:1-22 Haftara: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Special Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Psalm: 75 and 51 NT: Acts 7:35-8:1, 1Cor 10:1-13, 2Cor 3:1-18 The Parasha is about the tabernacle, the golden calf,
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Sunday, 24 February 2013 07:47
Reading: The book of Esther Exodus 17:8-16 Psalm 7 Zecharia 12:2-3, 6-10, 13:1,8-9, 14:1-9 Hebrews 11 The Feast of Purim is mentioned in the book of Esther and was instituted following the events described in that book. "To stablish this
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 20:11
Parasha: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Special Maftir: Deutronomy 25:17 - 19 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27 and 1 Samuel 15:2 - 34 Psalm: 65 NT: Hebrews 13:10-16, Romans 12:1-21, 2Cor 6:16-18   The parasha is about the altar and the sacrifice that brings
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Thursday, 14 February 2013 15:51
Parasha: Exodus 25:1 - 27:19 Haftarah of this parasha: 1 Kings 5:26 - 6:13 Psalm: 26 NT: 2 Corinthians 6:16-18, Hebrews 8:1-6, 9:23-24, 10:1 "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee,
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Thursday, 07 February 2013 22:14
Parasha: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Special reading: Exodus 30:11 - 16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Special Haftarah: 2 Kings 12:1-17 Psalm: 72 NT: Matthew 5:38-42, Mark 7:1-23, Acts 23:1-11, Hebrews 9:15-22, 10:28-39 The special readings
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Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:51
Parasha: Exodus 18:1 - 20:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6, 9:5-6 Psalm: 19 NT: Matthew 5:21-30, Romans 7:7-12, Ephesians 6:1-3, Hebrews 12:18-29, James 2:8-13, 1 Peter 2:9-10 One of the most amazing parashot in all of the Bible - this is
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Thursday, 24 January 2013 11:03
Parasha: Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4 - 5:31 Psalm: 66 NT: John 6:25-35, 1 Cor 10:1-5, Revelation 15:1-4 This Parasha tells us about the parting of the Red Sea, the manna in the wilderness, the water from the rock, and the war
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Saturday, 19 January 2013 13:02
Parasha: Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Psalm: 77 NT: Luke 2:22-24, 22:7-20, John 19:31-37, Acts 13:16-17 The Exodus out of Egypt. One of the single most remarkable events in world history! It is also one of the greatest
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 09:53
Parasha: Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 Psalm: 46 NT: Romans 9:14-33, 2 Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1 This weeks parasha is about how Moses and Aaron keep demanding Pharao to let them go, and every time he refuses, another plague
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 09:47
Parasha: Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 Psalm: 99 NT: Matthew 22:23-46, Acts 3:12-15, 5:27-32, 7:17-36, 22:12-16, 24:14-16, Hebrews 11:23-26 This is the first Parasha of the book of Exodus, and in it we have the well
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Tuesday, 01 January 2013 07:59
Reading for Asara beTevet fast 23/12: Exodus 32:11-34:10 Reading for the Shabbat 29/12: Parasha - 47:28 - 50:26 Haftarah - 1 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 41 NT - Acts 7:15-16, Hebrews 11:21-22, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 2:11-17, Revelation 7:1-17, 14:1-7
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Friday, 21 December 2012 21:00
Parasha: Genesis 44:18 - 47:27Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28Psalm: 78NT: Luke 15:11-32, John 10:1-18, Acts 7:13-15 Last parasha seemed to end "in the middle". It actually ended just when the tension was at its peak. What will happen to Benjamin?
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 11:49
Parasha - Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Haftarah - 1 Kings 3:15 - 4:1 Psalm - 40 NT - Matthew 7:1-5, Acts 7:9-16 (Plus the Hanukka readings from the last post) In this Parasha we have the second part of the story of Joseph. We see how he goes from a
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Friday, 07 December 2012 08:50
Happy Hanukka! As usual every day is from sunset to sunset, so this Saturday (the 8th) in the evening we light the first candle because the first day starts. The Torah reading is the traditional reading being read in the synagogue (plus an extra
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Wednesday, 05 December 2012 11:24
Parasha: Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6 - 3:8 Psalm: 112 NT: Matthew 1:1-6, 16-25, Acts 7:9-16, Revelation 12:1-17 In this parasha we start the story of Joseph. We note that his father Jacob gave him a coat of many colors. If we
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Thursday, 29 November 2012 22:09
Parasha: Genesis 32:3 - 36:43 Haftara: Obadiah Psalm: 140 NT: 1 Corintihians 5:1-13, Revelations 7:1-12 In this parasha we witness the first encounter between Jacob and Esau. Jacob is worried of this very crucial stage in his life, which
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Thursday, 22 November 2012 09:04
Parasha - Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Haftarah - Hosea 12:13 - 14:10 Psalm - 3 NT - John 1:43 - 51 This parasha includes the whole story of Jacob, from when he started to flee from Esau, to Haran. How he saw the ladder to heaven at Beit El, and how
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Saturday, 17 November 2012 08:33
Parasha: Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1 - 2:7 Psalm: 36 NT: Luke 13:24-30, Acts 3:25-26, Romans 9:6-12, Galatians 3:14-18, Hebrews 11:20, 12:14-17 The main part of this story is the well known story of Jacob and Esau. I love the
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 08:27
Parasha: Genesis 23:1 - 25:25:18 Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31 Psalm: 45 NT: Matthew 27:3-10, Luke 9:57-62 The main part of this parasha, besides the death of Sara, and later Abraham, is the story of Rivka (Rebecca) and her marriage to Yitshak
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Saturday, 03 November 2012 08:23
Parasha: Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1-37 Psalm: 11 NT: Luke 17:26-37, Romans 9:6-9, Hebrews 6:13-20, 11:13-29, James 2:14-24, 2 Peter 2:4-10 In this Parasha we have one of the most chilling stories in all of the Bible. The story
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Saturday, 27 October 2012 08:15
Parasha: Genesis 12:1 - 17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16 Psalm: 110 NT: Acts 7:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, 9:1-9, Hebrews 7:1-19, 11:8-12 With this Parasha, the story of Abraham starts. Up until now, Genesis has described the story of the entire
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Saturday, 20 October 2012 08:13
Parasha: Genesis 6:9 - 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5 Psalm: 29 NT: Matthew 24:35-44, Luke 17:26-37, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:18-22, 2 Peter 2:5, 3:17-18 We all know the story of Noah's ark. God decides to destroy humanity through a
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Saturday, 13 October 2012 19:53
Parasha - Genesis 1:1 - 6:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10 Psalm 139 NT: Matthew 1:1-17, Mark 10:1-12, John 1:1-18, Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 6:15-20, Hebrews 1:1-3, 3:7-4:11, 2 Peter 3:3-14, Revelation 21:1-5, 22:1-5 Simchat Torah is
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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 09:26
Sukkot Day 01/10: Torah Reading: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 Haftarah: Zecharia 14, 1Kings 8:2-21, Nehemiah 8:13-18 Psalms: 113 - 118 NT: Luke 2:1-22, John 7:1-24 Shabbat of Sukkot 06/10: Torah Reading: Exodus 33:12 - 34:26 Haftarah: Ezekiel
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Thursday, 27 September 2012 08:01
Parasha: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah for the parasha: 2Sam 22:1-51 Psalm: 71 NT: Acts 17:24-31, Romans 10:14-21, 11:12-21, Hebrews 9:19-28, Revelation 15:1-4 This is the parasha before the last one. Moses has finished his speech and now
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Monday, 24 September 2012 14:40
Torah Reading: Leviticus 16:1-34, 18:1-30 Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14, Jonah 1:1-4:11, Micah 7:18-20 Psalm: 51 NT: Romans 3:21-31, 2 Corinthians 5:10-21, Hebrews 10:1-12 Yom Kippur is the day of atonement, described in the above texts. The
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Thursday, 20 September 2012 13:57
Parasha: Deutronomy 31:1-30 Haftarah for the Parasha: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 Shabbat Shuva readings: Hosea 14:1-9, Micah 7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27 Psalm: 32, 65 NT: John 3:13-21, Hebrews 4:1-8   In this Parasha we see how God tells Moses to appoint
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Sunday, 16 September 2012 06:10
    Torah reading: Leviticus 23:24-25, Genesis 21:1-22:24 Haftarah: 1Sam 1:1-2:10, Jeremiah 31: 1-40 Psalm: 81, 93, 96-99, 130 NT: Matthew 24:29-31, 1Cor 15:51-52, 1Thes 4:16-17, Rev 10:7, 11:15 Rosh haShana is the New Year. This year
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Friday, 14 September 2012 06:59
Parasha: Deutronomy 29:9 - 30:20 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9 Psalm: 81 NT: Matthew 22:36-40, Hebrews 12:14-15 "And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:32
Parasha: Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 Psalm: 51 NT: Luke 21:1-4, Acts 28:17-31, Romans 11:1-15 "This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:00
Parasha: Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 Psalm: 32 NT: Matthew 19:3-12, 22:23-32, 1Cor 9:4-18, Gal 3:9-14 This parasha is filled with a lot of many small laws about this and that, and there is no time to go through everyone,
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Thursday, 23 August 2012 06:12
Parasha: Deutronomy 16:18 - 21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12 - 52:12 Psalm: 27 NT: Matthew 5:38-42, 18:15-20, John 12:44-50, Acts 3:13-26, 7:35-53, Hebrews 10:28-31 This amazing parasha is filled with important things we need to learn, and I find
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012 07:20
Parasha: Deutronomy 11:26 - 16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5 Psalm: 97 NT: John 7:37 - 52, 1 Cor 5:9 - 13, 1 John 4:1 - 6 This parasha starts with stating that there is a blessing and a curse - a blessing to keep the law, and a curse not to
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Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:47
Parasha: Deutronomy 7:12 - 11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3 Psalm: 75 NT: Luke 4:1-13, Hebrews 11:8-13, James 5:7-11 All of the texts in this Parasha and the other texts are incredible, but I will focus on Deutronomy chapter 8. Because
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Tuesday, 07 August 2012 11:42
Parasha: Deutronomy 3:23 - 7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 - 26 Psalm: 90 NT: Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 12:28-34, Acts 13:13-43, 1 Tim 2:3-6 This week's parasha includes the Shma. The declaration of faith that we say every day: "Hear, O Israel:
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Friday, 27 July 2012 08:07
Parasha: Deutronomy 1:1 - 3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Psalm: 137 NT: John 15:1-11, Hebrews 3:7-4:11 This Shabbat is called Shabbat chazon, the Shabbat of vision and relates to the vision of the destruction of Jerusalem that Isaiah foresaw
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Friday, 20 July 2012 06:35
  There are two parashot this weekend (it happens once in a while when it's not a leap year): Parashat Matot:Parasha: Numbers 30:2 - 32:42 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3 Psalm: 111 NT: Matthew 5:33-37 This Parasha starts with laws
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Thursday, 12 July 2012 07:45
Parasha: Numbers 25:10 - 30:1 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:46 - 19:21 Psalm: 50 NT: Matthew 26:1-30, John 2:13-22 This parasha is about purity and zeal for God. Pinchas is the grandson of Aaron, and in the end of the last week's parasha, he killed a
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Thursday, 05 July 2012 07:01
Parasha: Numbers 22:2 - 25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6 - 6:8 Psalm: 79 NT: 2 Peter 2:1 - 22, Jude 11, Revelation 2:14-15 This week's parasha is the story of Bileam, and all relating passages are relating to that.
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Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:17
Parasha: Numbers 19:1 - 22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 Psalm: 95 NT: John 3:9-21, Hebrews 9:11-28 This week's parasha starts with the cleansing water, and the red cow through whom this water is made. This is the same part as we read on
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Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:40
Parasha: Numbers 16:1 - 18:32 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14 - 12:22, Isaiah 66:1-24 Psalm: 5 NT: 2 Tim 2:8-21, Jude 1-25 This week's reading can be a bit uncomfortable to read. Many of the passages speak of God's wrath. Korah tried to rebel
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Thursday, 14 June 2012 12:57
Parasha: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24 Psalm: 64 NT: Hebrews 3:7 - 4:16 In this parasha God tells Moses to send spies "explore the land I am giving you". Why did they need to spy the land if it was already given? Did God need
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Thursday, 07 June 2012 07:27
Parasha: Numbers 8:1 - 12:16 Haftarah: Zacharia 2:10 - 4:7 Psalm: 68 NT: John 19:31-37, 1 Corinthians 10:6-13, Hebrews 3:1-6, 4:1-16 In this week's reading, the Children of Israel leave the Mount of Sinai and continue towards
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Saturday, 02 June 2012 07:59
Parasha: Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 Psalm: 67 NT: John 7:53 - 8:11, Acts 21:17 - 32 From our "Did you know this about the Bible"-section: "The longest parashah in the Torah is parashat Naso; it has 176
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:06
Torah reading: Exodus 19:1 - 20:23, Deutronomy 15:19 - 16:17, Numbers 28:26-31, Leviticus 23:15-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1 - 28, 3:12, Habakkuk 3:1-19 Megilah: The book of Ruth Psalm: 68, 29, 19 NT: John 14:15-26, Acts 2, 1 Corinthians
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:45
Parasha: Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 1:10 - 2:22 Psalm: 122 NT: John 10:14-16, 1 Cor 12:12-31, 1 Peter 2:9-10 This week's parasha is basically a long list of numbers of the counting of the children of Israel that Moses did in the desert
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:58
The Jerusalem day is celebrated every year on 28th of Iyar, as the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification in 1967. Recommended reading for the Jerusalem day: History: King David made Jerusalem capital of
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:33
Parasha: Leviticus 26:3 - 27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14 Psalm: 105 NT: Matthew 21:33-46, John 14:15-21, 15:10-12, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 One of the most bold prophecies about the Messiah in the entire Bible can be found in this
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Friday, 11 May 2012 05:34
Parasha: Leviticus 25:1 - 26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 Psalm: 112 NT: Luke 4:16-21, 1 Corinthians 7:21-24, Galatians 6:7-10 This parasha speaks of the year of jubilee, as a symbol of the work of the Messiah in putting things in their
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 08:49
Parasha: Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Psalm: 42 NT: Matthew 5:38-48, Mark 2:23-3:5, Luke 4:14-32, 14:12-24, Galatians 3:26-29, 1 Peter 2:4-10 This weeks parasha speaks about God's holiness and his glory and the need for
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Saturday, 28 April 2012 19:17
Again, there are two parashot this week: Parashat Achare Mot: Leviticus 16:1 - 18:30 Parashat Kedoshim: Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19, Amos 9:7-15 Psalm: 26, 15 NT: Matthew 5:23-25, Mark 12:28-34, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13,
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 13:35
Happy 64th birthday to the State of Israel! Today, the 25th, is the memorial day for fallen soldiers, but at sunset this sorrow turns to gladness, and we celebrate Independence Day on the 26th, from sunset to sunset. Relevant
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Tuesday, 24 April 2012 18:22
Psalm 144 Yom haZikaron is the Memorial Day of the fallen soldiers of Israel. It is always the day before the Independence Day. This year it is on April 25th. The proximity of the memorial day to the Independence Day is "to remind people of
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:05
This week there are two parashot. It happens on years that are not leap years. Tazria Parasha: Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42 - 5:19, 2 Kings 7:3-20 Psalm: 106, 120 NT: Matthew 8:1-13, 9:20-26, Luke 2:22-24, 7:18-23, Matthew
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 06:02
Reading: Isaiah 61, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 37 On April 19th this year, it is the memorial day of the Holocaust in Israel. The TV channels show only a flickering candle during the entire day, at 10:00 AM the sirens will go off and the entire nation
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Thursday, 05 April 2012 10:25
Passover Eve 06/04 NT: Mark 14:12, Luke 22:7-8 Passover Day and Shabbat 07/04 Exodus 12:21-51 Haftarah - Joshua 5:2-6:1, 2 Kings 23:1 - 9, 21 - 25 NT: Luke 2:41-42, John 13:1-1, 18:28-40 Haftarah for Shabbat: Ezekiel
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Sunday, 15 April 2012 05:57
Parasha: Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47 Haftarah: 2 Samuel 6:1 - 7:17 Psalm 128 NT: 2 Cor 6:14-7:1, 1 Peter 1:14-16, Acts 5:1-11, Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 7:1-19 This week's parasha deals with God's holiness and our need to be pure. It
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 14:03
Parasha: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36 (In Bibles where chapter 5 only has 19 verses, the reading starts at Leviticus 6:8) Special Maftir: Deutronomy 25:17 - 19 Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21 - 8:3, 9:22-23 Haftarah for Shabbat haGadol: Malachi 3:1-24 (till the
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Thursday, 22 March 2012 10:56
Parasha: Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26 (Note: In most English Bibles chapter 5 only has 19 verses, and then the last verse is 6:7) Special Maftir: Exodus 12:1 - 20 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23 Special Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:15 - 46:18 Psalm 50 NT:
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Thursday, 15 March 2012 07:23
Parasha: Exodus 35:1 - 40:38 Special Maftir: Numbers 19:1-22 Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:40 - 8:21 Special Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Psalm: 61 and 45 NT: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15, Hebrews 9:1-14, Revelation 11:1-13, Hebrews 8:1-12, Revelation
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Thursday, 08 March 2012 19:31
Parasha: Exodus 30:11 - 34:35 Haftara: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Psalm: 75 NT: Acts 7:35-8:1, 1Cor 10:1-13, 2Cor 3:1-18   The Parasha is about the tabernacle, the golden calf, and the Glory of God that he let Mose see. We are all at some point in life
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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 15:02
Reading: The book of Esther Exodus 17:8-16 Psalm 7 Zecharia 12:2-3, 6-10, 13:1,8-9, 14:1-9 Hebrews 11 The Feast of Purim is mentioned in the book of Esther and was instituted following the events described in that book. "To stablish this
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 12:15
Parasha: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Special Maftir: Deutronomy 25:17 - 19 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27 and 1 Samuel 15:2 - 34 Psalm: 65 NT: Hebrews 13:10-16, Romans 12:1-21, 2Cor 6:16-18 The parasha is about the altar and the sacrifice that brings
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 06:49
Parasha: Exodus 25:1 - 27:19 Haftarah of this parasha: 1 Kings 5:26 - 6:13 Psalm: 26 NT: 2 Corinthians 6:16-18, Hebrews 8:1-6, 9:23-24, 10:1 "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee,
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Friday, 17 February 2012 14:32
Parasha: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Special reading: Exodus 30:11 - 16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Special Haftarah: 2 Kings 12:1-17 Psalm: 72 NT: Matthew 5:38-42, Mark 7:1-23, Acts 23:1-11, Hebrews 9:15-22, 10:28-39   The special readings
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 11:59
Parasha: Exodus 18:1 - 20:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6, 9:5-6 Psalm: 19 NT: Matthew 5:21-30, Romans 7:7-12, Ephesians 6:1-3, Hebrews 12:18-29, James 2:8-13, 1 Peter 2:9-10   One of the most amazing parashot in all of the Bible - this is where
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 06:52
Parasha: Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4 - 5:31 Psalm: 66 NT: John 6:25-35, 1 Cor 10:1-5, Revelation 15:1-4   This Parasha tells us about the parting of the Red Sea, the manna in the wilderness, the water from the rock, and the war
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 07:06
Parasha: Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Psalm: 77 NT: Luke 2:22-24, 22:7-20, John 19:31-37, Acts 13:16-17 The Exodus out of Egypt. One of the single most remarkable events in world history! It is also one of the greatest
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 12:15
Parasha: Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 Psalm: 46 NT: Romans 9:14-33, 2 Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1 This weeks parasha is about how Moses and Aaron keep demanding Pharao to let them go, and every time he refuses, another plague
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 07:57
Parasha: Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 Psalm: 99 NT: Matthew 22:23-46, Acts 3:12-15, 5:27-32, 7:17-36, 22:12-16, 24:14-16, Hebrews 11:23-26   This is the first Parasha of the book of Exodus, and in it we have the well
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:22
Reading for Asara beTevet fast 05/01: Exodus 32:11-34:10 Reading for the Shabbat 07/01: Parasha - 47:28 - 50:26 Haftarah - 1 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 41 NT - Acts 7:15-16, Hebrews 11:21-22, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 2:11-17, Revelation 7:1-17,
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 20:16
Parasha: Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 Psalm: 78 NT: Luke 15:11-32, John 10:1-18, Acts 7:13-15   Last parasha seemed to end "in the middle". It actually ended just when the tension was at its peak. What will happen to
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Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:03
Parasha - Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Haftarah - 1 Kings 3:15 - 4:1 Psalm - 40 NT - Acts 7:9-13 (Plus the Hanukka readings from the last post) In this Parasha we have the second part of the story of Joseph. We see how he goes from a prisoner to be
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011 20:06
Happy Hanukka! As usual every day is from sunset to sunset, so today (Tuesday the 20th) in the evening we light the first candle because the first day starts. The Torah reading is the traditional reading being read in the synagogue (plus an extra
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:10
Parasha: Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6 - 3:8 Psalm: 112 NT: Matthew 1:1-6, 16-25, Acts 7:9-16, Revelation 12:1-17   In this parasha we start the story of Joseph. We note that his father Jacob gave him a coat of many colors. If we
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 13:42
Parasha: Genesis 32:3 - 36:43 Haftara: Obadiah Psalm: 140 NT: 1 Corintihians 5:1-13, Revelations 7:1-12   In this parasha we witness the first encounter between Jacob and Esau. Jacob is worried of this very crucial stage in his life, which
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Thursday, 01 December 2011 15:06
Parasha - Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Haftarah - Hosea 12:13 - 14:10 Psalm - 3 NT - John 1:43 - 51   This parasha is so rich, it's hard to know where to start. It includes the whole story of Jacob, from when he started to flee from Esau, to Haran.
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Thursday, 24 November 2011 14:11
Parasha: Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1 - 2:7 Psalm: 36 NT: Luke 13:24-30, Acts 3:25-26, Romans 9:6-12, Galatians 3:14-18, Hebrews 11:20, 12:14-17   The main part of this story is the well known story of Jacob and Esau. I love the
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Thursday, 17 November 2011 13:51
Parasha: Genesis 23:1 - 25:25:18 Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31 Psalm: 45 NT: Matthew 27:3-10, Luke 9:57-62   The main part of this parasha, besides the death of Sara, and later Abraham, is the story of Rivka (Rebecca) and her marriage to Yitshak
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:59
Parasha: Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:1-37 Psalm: 11 NT: Luke 17:26-37, Romans 9:6-9, Hebrews 6:13-20, 11:13-29, James 2:14-24, 2 Peter 2:4-10   In this Parasha we have one of the most chilling stories in all of the Bible. The
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 14:40
Parasha: Genesis 12:1 - 17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16 Psalm: 110 NT: Acts 7:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, 9:1-9, Hebrews 7:1-19, 11:8-12   With this Parasha, the story of Abraham starts. Up until now, Genesis has described the story of the entire
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Saturday, 29 October 2011 12:33
Parasha: Genesis 6:9 - 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5, Isaiah 66:1-24 Psalm: 29 NT: Matthew 24:35-44, Luke 17:26-37, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:18-22, 2 Peter 2:5, 3:17-18   (The second haftarah is not specifically for Parashat Noach, but is
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 12:55
Parasha - Genesis 1:1 - 6:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10 Psalm 139 NT: Matthew 1:1-17, Mark 10:1-12, John 1:1-18, Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 6:15-20, Hebrews 1:1-3, 3:7-4:11, 2 Peter 3:3-14, Revelation 21:1-5, 22:1-5   Simchat Torah is
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