Kids Learning: Pinehas (Pinchas) 4.8 Bamidbar (Numbers) 25:10-30:1

Pinehas (Pinchas)- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.8: Bamidbar (Numbers) 25:10-30:1 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Pinehas (Pinchas) Meaning: the Name of a Lewite (son of El’azer, grandson of Aharon) Pinehas or Pinchas (פנחס), is Aharon’s grandson, and the zealous man that stops the YHWH’s plague from spreading by setting an example for the people. Moshe is near his time to …

Kids Learning: Balaq (Balak) 4.7 Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2-25:9

Balaq (Balak)- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.7: Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2-25:9 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Balaq (Balak) Meaning: a Moabite king’s name The Torah Portion this week is called Balaq (Balak, בלק), named after a king of Moab. This king seeks out a sorcerer to curse the children of Yashra’el and things don’t end up going his way. Chapter 22 …

Kids Learning: Chukat 4.6 Bamidbar (Numbers) 19:1-22:1

Chukat- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.6: Bamidbar (Numbers) 19:1-22:1 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Chukat Meaning: Statue The Torah Portion this week is called chukat (חוקת), meaning “statue”. This time we read about the waters from the rock, Aharon and Miryam’s passing away, and the journey closer to the promised land. Chapter 19:  YHWH speaks to Moshe and tells him …

Kids Learning: Korach (Qorah) 4.5 Bamidbar (Numbers)16:1-18:32

Korach (Qorah)- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.5: Bamidbar (Numbers) 16:1-18:32 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Korach (Qorah) Meaning: (Name of a Lewite) The Torah Portion this week is called Korah, (korach, קורח), (Qorah) the name of a Lewite we get to read about this time. The people are given into jealousy and make some bad decisions. YHWH punishes the people …

Kids Learning: 4.4 Shelach Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapters 13:1-15:41

Shelach- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.4: Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Shelach Meaning: ”Send Out” The Torah Portion this week is called Shelach (שלח), meaning “Send out”. Moshe sends out spies to review the land of milk and honey, and the children of Yashra’el are punished to wonder the wilderness for 40 years. Chapter 13: The children …

Kids Learning: 4.3 Beha’alotcha Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapters 8:1-12:15

Beha’alotcha- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.3: Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1-12:15 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Beha’alotcha Meaning: ”When you ascend” The Torah Portion this week is called Beha’alot’cha (בהעלותך), meaning “When you ascend.” This time we learn about the what’s going on after the first year of being in the Wilderness and how things are so quickly turning sour. Chapter 8:  …

Kids Learning: 4.1 Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapters 1:1-4:20

Bamidbar- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.1 Bamidbar (Bamidbar) Chapters 1:1-4:20 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Bamidbar Meaning: ”In the Wilderness” The Torah Portion this week is called Bamidbar (במדבר), meaning, “In the Wilderness”.  YHWH tells Moshe what order the children of Yashra’el should camp around the Dwelling Place, every time they travel in the wilderness. Chapter 1:  This week, we …

Kids Learning: 3.7 Kedoshim (Wayyiqra) [Leviticus] Chapters 19:1-20:27

 Kedoshim- Shared Reading Torah Portions 3.7 Kedoshim (Wayyiqra) [Leviticus] Chapters 19:1-20:27 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Kedoshim Meaning: “Set-Apart” This week’s Torah Portion is called Kedoshim (קדושים). Kedoshim (קדושים) means “set-apart (Kodesh) and tells us how we can be set-apart.  Chapter 19: This time we left off with YHWH telling us the things that we can do to be set-apart. Continuing on, …

Shemini

שמיני Parshat Shemini Leviticus 9:1-11:47   And on the eighth day it came to be that Mushah called Aharon and his sons and the elders of Yashar’al (Yisrael).-Leviticus (Wayyiqra) 9:1 This torah portion is entitled “Shemini” meaning eighth. For the previous seven days Aharon and his sons have been initiated into the service of the Tent of Meeting. In these …

Kids Learning: 3.3 Shemini (Wayyiqra) [Leviticus] Chapters 9:1-11:47

Shemini- Shared Reading Torah Portions 3.3: Shemini (Wayyiqra) [Leviticus] Chapters 9:1-11:47 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Shemini Meaning: ‘Eighth’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Shemini (ynyms), which is “Eighth.“ On the eighth day, YHWH gives more details on the laws and instructions, telling us what’s clean and unclean. Chapter 9: On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons, and …