Parashat Beshalach starts January 26, 2024 at 06:00PM

Title: Parashat Beshalach Description: Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 …

Parashat Bo starts January 19, 2024 at 06:00PM

Title: Parashat Bo Description: Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://ift.tt/k5gl78v Location: Starts: …

Parashat Vaera starts January 12, 2024 at 06:00PM

Title: Parashat Vaera Description: Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock, boils, and hail. Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 …

Parashat Shemot starts January 5, 2024 at 06:00PM

Title: Parashat Shemot Description: Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding …