Isaiah 53: Who is the servant?
Let’s look at Isaiah 53 in context and I will show you that this chapter is talking about Israel and NOT Jesus. Remember that the entire context involves Isaiah chapters 52, 53, and 54. There are four servant songs in…
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Parsha Balak – 5777
Parshat Balak In-Depth “Moab said to the elders of Midian (22:4) Moab and Midian were erstwhile enemies, as it is written (Genesis 36:35), ‘. . . who smote Midian in the field of Moab’; but out of fear of Israel,…
Parsha Ha’azinu
This week’s parsha is Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haazinu (32:1-52) – (Listen): Haftorah: II Samuel 22:1-51 (Ashkenazi); II Samuel 22:1-51 (Sephardi) 32:1-9: The Song of Moses 32:28-31: The enemy’s foolish conceit 32:10-14: God’s kindness to Israel 32:32-34: Source of Israel’s suffering…
Parsha Va’etchanan
This week’s parsha is Va’etchanan: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Va’etchanan (3:23-7:11) – (And I Pleaded): Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1-26 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 40:1-26 (Sephardi) 3:23-25: Moses prays again 5:1-18: The Ten Statements 3:26-29: Exile and return 5:19-26: Fire, cloud, thick smoke 4:1-11: Decrees and…
Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Parsha Vayishlach
This week’s parsha is Vayishlach: Genesis 32:4-36:43 D’var Torah: The Reluctant Warrior Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayishlach This week’s Haftarah is: Obadiah 1:1-21
Parshat Ha’azinu
This week’s parsha is Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) Torah Pearls: Ha’azinu Parsha Ha’azinu (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Ha’azinu (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Ha’azinu (Orthodox Union) Parsha Ha’azinu (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Ha’azinu: Moses’s Last Song, Funkified
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh
This week’s parsha is Nitzavim-Vayelekh (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30) Torah Pearls: Nitzavim – Vayelekh Parsha Nitzavim – Vayelekh (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelekh (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelekh (Orthodox Union) Parsha Nitzavim – Vayelekh (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Nitzavim:…