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Shaleeakh Bamidbar "In the wilderness"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:17:00 +0000

Shaleeakh Bamidbar "In the wilderness" Bamidbar (Numbers) 1:1- 4:20 29 Two of the most neglected topics of study are the genealogies and the censuses of ancient Yisrael. On the surface...

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Bamidbar

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:05:00 +0000

Bamidbar 1:1 - 4:20 This weeks parasha is titled Bamdibar and means “in the desert”. As the parasha begins “HaShem spoke to Moche in the Tent of Meeting in the desert of Sinai.” HaShem...

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noreply@blogger.com (Washington (Ari'el)) — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:00 +0000

Behar/Bechukotai On the Mountain/In My Statutes Vayikra (Leviticus) 25:1- 27:34 What is striking about this Torah portion is that HaShem tried to speak to the children of Israel and they...

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Shaleeakh Behar-Bechukotai "On Mount - In my statutes"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:19:00 +0000

Shaleeakh Behar-Bechukotai "On Mount - In my statutes" Vayikra (Leviticus) 25:1- 27:34 It is important for us to be zealous in our desires to observe the feasts and holy times of HaShem....

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Parashah Emor - "Say" Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:2 - 24:23

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:16:00 +0000

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the Temple. Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two...

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Acharei Mot / Kedoshim

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Vaiyikra 16:1-20:27 This weeks Torah reading is a double portion, the first of Acharei Mot which means “After the death”, and the second is Kedoshim which means “Holy ones”. This commentary will...

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Shaleeakh Acharei Mot/Kedoshim "After the death/Holy Ones"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:34:00 +0000

Shaleeakh Acharei Mot/Kedoshim "After the death/Holy Ones" Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:1- 20:27 Obedience without forgiveness is legalism, and forgiveness without obedience is lawlessness. Both of...

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Shaleeakh Shemini "Eighth"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Vayikra (Leviticus) 9:1- 11:47 1Yochanan 5:3 states "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." According to this passage the love of...

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Parashah Shemini (Eighth) Vayikra (Leviticus) 9:1 - 11:47

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:13:00 +0000

Does not each week begin with the first day? Why then does Shemini refer to the first day of the week as the eighth day? The seventh day is a day of completion whereas the first...

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Chol HaMo'ed Pesach Exodus 33:12-34:26 Isaiah 10:32 - 12:6

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:14:00 +0000

This week is a continuation of the Pesach readings, actually First Fruits, which concludes at the end of the 21st of Nisan within Israel. Outside of Israel it concludes on either the 21st or...

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Vayikra

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:05:00 +0000

Leviticus 1:1 - 6:7 The first parasha of Leviticus is title Vayikra which means “and He called.” Often times this book is called the “Book of Sacrifices” for the reason that within it contains the...

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Vayikra "And he called"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:31:00 +0000

Shaleeakh Vayikra "And he called" Vayikra (Leviticus) 1:1- 5:26 Vayikra makes it clear that there are two types of offerings. The first type of offering is freewill. These offerings are...

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Ki Tisa

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:57:00 +0000

Ex 30:11 - 34:35 This weeks Parasha is titled Ki Tisa and it means “When you take”. The Parasha begins with instructions on taking a census. The census is to have the direction of making a ransom...

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Terumah

noreply@blogger.com (Washington (Ari'el)) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Terumah, in this weeks parasha are the detailed instructions on the building of the tabernacle and the utensils of worship to YHVH. The detail is sometimes lost in the progress of time and the...

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Mishpatim

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:42:00 +0000

Shemot 21:1 - 24:18 This weeks parasha is titled Mishpatim and its meaning is “Judgments”. At the conclusion of parasha Yitro, HaShem had given the children of Israel the Ten Words, or, Ten...

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Yitro

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56:00 +0000

Shemot 18:1-20:23 This weeks Parasha is titled Yitro which means Jethro. It begins with a visit from the Midian Priest Jethro, Moses father in law, and Moses wife Zipporah and two sons Gershom and...

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Beshalach (When [he] let go) - Shemos (Exodus) 13:17 - 17:16

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:33:00 +0000

Setting out! At last! Don’t forget Yosef’s bones, or the bones of any of the fathers! HaShem has remembered them, and they have remembered to bring along their dead. Though...

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Parashah Bo - "Go" Shemos (Exodus) 10:1 - 13:16

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:02:00 +0000

“Go,” the first word of the parashah. Moshe is to go to Pharaoh. If the word were “come” it would have a connotation of being summoned. Pharaoh is not summoning Moshe here; HaShem...

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Parashah Va’eira - “And I appeared" Shemos (Exodus) 6:2 - 9:35

noreply@blogger.com (Tom Duke) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:10:00 +0000

“When the mighty man guards his court and his weapon is upon him, his possessions will have shalom. But if someone stronger than him comes against him and overpowers him, he will take the...

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noreply@blogger.com (Washington (Ari'el)) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:06:00 +0000

Va'era - וארא : "And I appeared" Ex.6:2-9:35 Ez.28:25-29:21 Mr.4:1-6:6 This parasha seems to have a content quirk in that the first few verses YHVH introduces himself to Moses, as if for...

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noreply@blogger.com (Steve Trupp) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0000

Shemot Shemot 1:1-6:1 This weeks parasha is titled Shemot and it begins with the naming of the son’s of Israel that went down into Egypt. Hence the title of the parasha, “Shemot”, plural for name...

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Shaleeakh - Shemot "Names"

noreply@blogger.com (AboutTorah Midrash) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:33:00 +0000

Shemot (Exodus) 1:1 6:1 The rejection we experience when we try to do HaShem's will is difficult to overcome. Even the mature believer finds it difficult to overcome the pain of...

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noreply@blogger.com (joe) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:09:00 +0000

VAYECHI Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 “Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; they embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.”(50:26). The one who had saved all his family and a...

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noreply@blogger.com (Washington (Ari'el)) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:41:00 +0000

Vayechi In last week’s parasha Vayigash "And came near" we saw that Joseph revealed himself to his brothers and for the first time Torah introduce us to repentance and forgiveness, to us, future...

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VAYIGASH

noreply@blogger.com (joe) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:19:00 +0000

VAYIGASH Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 The moment of truth has arrived. With Benjamin framed for stealing and sentenced to enslavement, Joseph waits to see how Jacob's other sons will respond. Joseph...

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