Month: July 2021

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/eikev Ëkev (עֵקֶב – Hebrew for “[And if You] Obey {follow} [These Rules]) Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 And if you do obey these rules and observe them carefully, the Eternal your God will maintain faithfully for you the covenant made on oath with your fathers. – Deuteronomy 7:12 SUMMARY: Moses tells the Israelites that …

SHABBAT NACHAMU (Sabbath of Comfort) The name is taken from the first word of Isaiah 40:1-26, the haftarah for the Parsha which is read on the Shabbat immediately after Tisha B’Av, which was this past Sunday. PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/va-etchanan Va’etchanan (וָאֶתְחַנַּן – Hebrew for “and I [Moses] pleaded [with the Eternal]”) Deuteronomy 3:23−7:11 I …

SHABBAT CHAZON (Sabbath of Vision aka Black Sabbath) The name is based on the haftarah read on the Shabbat immediately before Tisha B’Av, which this year begins the evening of Saturday, July 17, 2021.   PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/dvarim D’varim (דְּבָרִים – Hebrew for “the Words”) Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22 These are the words that Moses …

PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/matot-mas-ei Matot – Mas’ei (מַּטּוֹת – Hebrew for “tribes” and מַסְעֵי – Hebrew for journeys/marches) – Numbers 30:2–36:13 Moses spoke to the heads of the Israelite tribes, saying: “This is what the Eternal has commanded: If a householder makes a vow to the Eternal or takes an oath imposing an obligation …

JULY BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of July. If we were together at Temple Kol Hamidbar, we would extend a Tallit over you, recite a special prayer for you, and recite the following blessing (cf Num. 6:24-26): …