Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of [...]
Shelach (“Send”) tells the story of Israelite spies journeying into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the resulting punishment decreed upon the Israelites: [...]
Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin ofMoses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the [...]
Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells thestories of the [...]
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem beforethe destruction of the Second Temple Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/tzom-tammuz-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive [...]
