Tuesday August 22, 2023 5th day of the 6th month Elul 5783 Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God. As I read this verse …
Summary of Haftarat Shoftim Isaiah 51:12-52:12 The haftarah for Shabbat Shoftim is the fourth is a series of seven successive haftarah readings that follow the fast of Av and the anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem. The Seven Consolation, each drawn from Isaiah’s Book of Consolations (Isaiah 40-66), offer words …
Summary of Haftarat Re’eh The haftarah for Shabbat Re’eh is the third in a series of seven successive haftarah readings that follow the Fast of Av and the anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem. The Seven Consolations, each drawn from Isaiah’s Book of Consolations (Isaiah 40-66), offer words of comfort …
Summary of Haftarat Ekev Isaiah 49:14-51:3 The haftarah for Shabbat Ekev is the second in a series of seven successive haftarah readings that follow the Fast of Av, and anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem. The Seven Consolations, each drawn from Isaiah’s Book of Consolations (Isaiah 40-66), offer words of …
Summary of Haftarat Massei Jeremiah 2:4-18, 3:4 The Sages who created the synagogue setting ordinarily chose haftarah portions on the basis of some similarity in content between the passage and the weekly Torah portion. Instead the sages chose haftarah portions in connection with the catastrophic events of the destruction of …
Summary of Haftarat Mattot Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 The LORD commissions Jeremiah to serve Him as a prophet, declaring that He has chosen him for this purpose since before he was conceived. Jeremiah objects on the basis of his youth and lack of public speaking skills. The LORD overrules the objections and …
Summary of Haftarat Balak Micah 5:7-6:8 The haftarah for Balak begins with Micah’s description of the remnant of Israel dispersed among the nations. The people of Israel will be like life-giving dew to the nations of the earth, but they will also rise up like a lion to defeat their …
Shalom all Please join us at 9:00 AM for our pre-service prayer time. There is so much to pray for. I will be teaching out of Matthew 24:29-31 Rosh Chodesh Monday June 19 6:00 PM Jim and Judy’s Women’s Fellowship Sunday June 25 2:00 PM Jim and Judy’s Diapers are …
Summary of Haftarat Beha’alotcha Zechariah 2:10-4:7 The restoration of the Temple is a central concern throughout the haftarah potion. The haftarah begins with a charge to the daughter of Zion to sing and rejoice because God’s presence is returning to the Temple. The haftarah portion spans two of Zechariah’s visions: …
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 …