Parshat Chukat 5777

Parshat Chukat   The name of this week’s Torah reading is Chukat. A חק  is an edict, so the word חקת means “the edict of” and in context “This is the edict of the Torah.” The Torah continues to detail…

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Parshat Chayei Sarah

Chayei Sarah   ספר בראשית פרק כג (א) וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה: 1) Sarah lived one hundred years, twenty years, and seven years; the years of Sarah's life. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba,…

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Parshat Bo 5778

Parshat Bo The Jews are finally out of Egypt. By killing every first born, Hashem delivered the knockout punch to Pharaoh who could not get rid of them fast enough. This chapter in Jewish history, the slavery and the process…

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Parshat Beshalach 5778

Parshat Beshalach This Shabbat, on which we read the Torah portion of בשלח (Beshalach), is called  שבת שירה  (Shabbat Shira), the Sabbat of the Song, because this portion contains the song that the Jewish people sang to Hashem in appreciation…

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