Parashat

Parashat Vayeitzei Gen 28:10-32 – 32:3 And He Went Out Chapter 28 Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran. He encountered the place and spent the night there because the sun had set; he took from the stones of the place which he arranged around his head, and lay down in that place. And […]

Vayigash – Names of 70 sons Leah’s Clan Rueben – Behold a Son Hanoch – Dedicated (also the same as Enoch) Pallu – Distinguished (also the same as Phallu) Hezron – Surronded by a wall Carmi – my vineyardSimeon – Hearing, Hearkening, Listening Jemuel – Day of YHVH Jamin – Right hand Ohad – United

Parashat Beresheit “In the beginning” Gen 1:1 – Gen 6:8 Chapter One:First Day In the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth — when the earth was astonishingly empty, with darkness upon the surface of the deep, and the Diving Presence hovered upon the surface of the waters — God said, “Let there

Parashat Vezos Haberachah“And this is the blessing”Deut 33:1-34:12 This is Moses’ or Moshe’s final chapter. He blessed the eleven of the twelve tribes. Simeon’s blessing is missing from this chapter. He concludes by blessing all of Israel. Then we see the death of Moses, and also the last blessing that YHVH shows to Moses. Deuteronomy

Parashat Haazinu First Reading32:1Listen heaven! I will speak! Earth! Hear the words of my mouth!Ha’azinu hashamayim va’adaberah vetishma ha’arets imrey-fi. 32:2My lesson shall drop like rain, my saying shall flow down like the dew – like a downpour on the herb, like a shower on the grass.Ya’arof kamatar likchi tizal katal imrati kis’irim aley-deshe vechirvivim

Masei – JourneysNumber 33:1 – 36:13 Ramses – Raamses or Rameses = “child of the sun”; departed 1st month on 15th day of the month, after the Passover; Succoth – “booths” Etham – “with them: their plowshare”; 3 day journey and pitched in Marah Pi-hahiroth – “place where sedge grows” Migdol – “tower” Marah –

Lech LechaGo from your Land Go, leave, depart from your homeland; lech – “go” repetition, urgency in leaving. Go:1. For yourself from your land (country, earth)2. from your relatives (kindred)3. from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will: 1. make you a great nation2. I will bless you and

PARASHAT BAMIDBAR Numbers 1:1 – Numbers 4:20 1st day of the 2nd month, in 2nd year after the exodus from Egypt. Census: For 12 tribes – males from age 20 and up; those who go out to legion in Israel. 12 tribal leaders: Reuben: Elizur son of ShedeurSimeon: Shelumiel son of ZurishaddaiJudah: Nachson son of