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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 Full Article
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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:Â "The longest parashah in the Torah is parashat Naso; it has 176 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 11:43
This Shabbat there are again two parashot:
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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.
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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. Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
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The parasha is about the altar and the sacrifice that brings Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
NTÂ - Acts 7:15-16, Hebrews 11:21-22, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 2:11-17, Revelation 7:1-17, 14:1-7
Full Article
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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? Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
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In this Parasha we see how God tells Moses to appoint Full Article
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Sunday, 16 September 2012 06:10
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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: Full Article
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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 Full Article
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Friday, 20 July 2012 06:35 Â
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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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.
Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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:Â "The longest parashah in the Torah is parashat Naso; it has 176 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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.
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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: Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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, Full Article
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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
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The special readings Full Article
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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
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One of the most amazing parashot in all of the Bible - this is where Full Article
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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
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This Parasha tells us about the parting of the Red Sea, the manna in the wilderness, the water from the rock, and the war Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
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This is the first Parasha of the book of Exodus, and in it we have the well Full Article
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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
NTÂ - Acts 7:15-16, Hebrews 11:21-22, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 2:11-17, Revelation 7:1-17, Full Article
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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
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Last parasha seemed to end "in the middle". It actually ended just when the tension was at its peak. What will happen to Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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 Full Article
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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
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In this parasha we start the story of Joseph. We note that his father Jacob gave him a coat of many colors. If we Full Article
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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
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In this parasha we witness the first encounter between Jacob and Esau. Jacob is worried of this very crucial stage in his life, which Full Article
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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
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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. Full Article
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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
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The main part of this story is the well known story of Jacob and Esau. I love the Full Article
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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
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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 Full Article
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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
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In this Parasha we have one of the most chilling stories in all of the Bible. The Full Article
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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
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With this Parasha, the story of Abraham starts. Up until now, Genesis has described the story of the entire Full Article
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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
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(The second haftarah is not specifically for Parashat Noach, but is Full Article
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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
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Simchat Torah is Full Article
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