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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): …
THE EARLY SESSIONS: BOOK 4 OF THE SETH MATERIAL “Those who will not see, will not see. And those who will not listen, they will not listen.” PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/balak Balak (בָּלָק – Hebrew for “Balak”, a name) – Numbers 22:2−25:9 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to …
PARSHA From Reform Judaism https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chukat CHUKAT (חֻקַּת – Hebrew for “The Ritual Law” or “Decree”) – Numbers 19:1−22:1 The Eternal One spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: “This is the ritual law that the Eternal has commanded: Instruct the Israelite people to bring you a red cow without blemish, in which there is no defect …
“It’s OK” “It’s important that everyone knows that I’m so much more than the bad things that happened to me.” “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” “I have a two percent chance of survival. But two percent is not zero percent. Two percent is something and I …
JUNE BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov – Mazal Bueno to all those celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or significant event during the Month of June. 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): …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/bhaalotcha B’HA’ALOT’CHA (בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ – Hebrew for “When You Raise [the Lamps]”) – Numbers 8:1−12:16 The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light at the front of the lampstand.’” – Numbers 8:1-2 SUMMARY God speaks to …
PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/naso Naso (נָשֹׂא — Hebrew for “Take a census” or “lift up”) – Numbers 4:21−7:89 The Eternal One spoke to Moses: “Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral house and by their clans.” – Numbers 4:21-22 SUMMARY A census of the Gershonites, Merarites, and Koathites between the ages of …