בס”ד Parashat Masei (Journeys) Numbers 33:1-36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1-2 Shabbat Chazak! This week’s Torah portion begins by summarizing the journeys of the Children of Israel from the Exodus until they were positioned by … Read More
Parashat Mattot (tribes) Numbers 30:2-32:42
בס”ד Parashat Mattot (tribes) Numbers 30:2-32:42 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 Most people tend to emphasize the wrong thing. People today and people 3,500 years ago thought very similarly; in fact, people have not changed at all … Read More
Parashat Pinchas: Numbers 25:10-30:1
בס”ד Parashat Pinchas: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: I Kings 18:46-19:21 This week’s Torah portion has a section which lists the sacrifices which took place in the Temple for each day of the year (See Numbers chapters … Read More
Parashat Pinchas-Numbers 25:10-30:1 ; Haftarah- Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
בס”ד Parashat Pinchas-Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah- Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 This week we do not read the corresponding prophetic reading for Parashat Pinchas; rather because we have completed the fast day of the seventeenth of Tammuz, we read … Read More
Parashat Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9 ; Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8
בס”ד Parashat Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 This week’s scriptural readings attest that although Israel has not always walked with HaShem, G-d maintains His call upon His people. The prophet Micah recounts that Israel … Read More
Parashat Chukat (Law of…) Numbers 19:1-22:1 ; Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33
בס”ד Parashat Chukat (Law of…) Numbers 19:1-22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 In this week’s prophetic reading we learn about the judge called Yiftach (Jephthath). At first this man was driven away by his family, but when … Read More
Parashat Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32 ; Maftir Numbers 28:9-15
בס”ד Parashat Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32 Maftir Numbers 28:9-15 Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tammuz- Special reading from the Prophets”- Isaiah 66:1-24 This Shabbat we welcome a new month, the month of Tammuz. Therefore because of the special … Read More
Parashat Sh’lach (Send forth) Numbers 13:1-15:41
בס”ד Parashat Sh’lach (Send forth) Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-21 The connection between this week’s readings is obvious, spies were spent forth—in the Torah reading to check out the Promised Land and in the prophetic … Read More
Parashat Behaalotcha (When you light) Numbers 8:1-12:16 ; Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7
בס”ד Parashat Behaalotcha (When you light) Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 This week’s prophet reading from Zechariah has a great deal of good news. First of all HaShem announces that He will return and dwell … Read More
Parashat Nasso (Lift up) Numbers 4:21-7:89 ; Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25
בס”ד Parashat Nasso (Lift up) Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 In this week’s prophetic reading we learn something about being a good, i.e. godly parent. The parents of Shimshon (Samson) were without a child because … Read More