Summary of Haftarat Nasso

Summary of Haftarat Nasso The haftarah portion introduces the Samson narratives, a cycle of stories (Judges13-16) that relate the adventures and misadventures of Israel’s heroic strongmen. The haftarah opens with an angel of the LORD appearing to the barren wife of Manoah the Danite. He announces that she will conceive…

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Shabbat Shalom all Please join our pre service prayer group at 9:00 AM in the morning.  I will be teaching more about Shavuot.  Rosh Chodesh this Saturday evening. May 20 at Jim and Judy’s 5:00 PM  Please bring something for oneg, and then around 6:00 we will have a time…

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Shalom all Please join us for pre service prayer at 9:00 AM in the morning.  Tomorrow i will start teaching about Shavuot.  Shavuot service will be Friday May 26 at 10 AM Rosh Chodesh Saturday May 20th 5:00 PM at Jim and Judy’s Diapers are still needed, they will also be needed…

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Summary of Haftarat Bechukotai

Summary of Haftarat Bechukotai Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 Haftarat Bechukotai includes a series of diverse and disconnected sayings, prophecies, instructions, and predictions from the Prophet Jeremiah. The passage begins with a brief prayer in which Jeremiah declares the LORD to be his strength and stronghold before predicting the conversion of the Gentile…

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Summary of Haftarat Emor

Summary of Haftarat Emor Ezekiel 44:15-31 The LORD calls all Israel to live according to the laws of holiness, but He calls the priesthood to an even higher standard of holiness than the average Israelite. In order to serve in the Temple as mediators between God and man, the priesthood…

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Shabbat Shalom all Please join us for pre-service prayer at 9:00 AM.  This week I will be sharing out of Matthew 24:23-28.  Also tomorrow, there will be time before the message for anyone who wants to share a memory or thought about Joann to do so. . Yes, there will be…

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Summary of Haftarat Acharei Mot

Summary of Haftarat Acharei Mot At the beginning of the haftarah portion, Amos points out that Israel is not the only nation that God has transplanted. He has moved  other populations as well. Israel should not suppose that their right to the land is inalienable. God will send them into…

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Summary of Haftarat Sh’mini

Summary of Haftarat Sh’mini 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17 David assembles the people of Israel to bring the ark to Jerusalem. They place the ark on a new cart built for the occasion and set off from the house of Abinadab in Keriath-Jeriam with music and pageantry. When they reach a certain…

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Counting the Omer

BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU AL SEFI-RAT HA-OMER. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the counting of the Omer. Today is six days of the Omer

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Summary of Haftarh Portion Shabbat HaGadol

Summary of Haftarat Shabbat HaGadol Malachi 3:4-3:24 (4:6) The Sabbath before the Festival of Unleavened Bread is called Shabbat HaGadol, which loosely translates to “The Great Sabbath.” Why is it called the Great Sabbath? Jewish tradition has forgotten the origin of the name. The sages and rabbis made several suggestions…

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