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 …
Korach (Qorach)
קורח Parasha Korach (Qorach) Bamidbar (Numbers) 16:1-18:32 And Qorach, son of Yitshar, son of Qehath, son of Lewi, took both Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliyab, and On, son of Peleth, sons of Re’uben,2 and they rose up before Mosheh with some of the children of Yisra’el, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, called ones of the …
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 …
Shelach
שלח Parasha Shelach Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41 And YaHuWaH spoke to Mosheh, saying,“Send men to spy out the land of Kena’an, which I am giving to the children of Yisrael. Send one man from each tribe of their fathers, every one a leader among them.” Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:1-2 Mosheh (Mushah) is instructed to שלח Shelach or send twelve men, all of which …
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: …
Naso
נשא Parasha Naso Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 And YaHuWaH spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Take a count also of the sons of Gereshon, by their fathers’ house, by their clans.– Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-22 The Torah Portion נשא “Naso” begins with YaHuWaH giving instruction to Mushah (Moses) to “naso et rosh” which actually means “lift up the head”, but is interpreted to take a …
Kids Learning: 4.2 Naso Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapters 4:21-7:89
Naso- Shared Reading Torah Portions 4.2: Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapters 4:21-7:89 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Naso Meaning: ”Lift Up” The Torah Portion this week is called Naso (נשא), meaning “lift up.” This week we finish counting where we left off last week and the Dwelling Place is set up and dedicated. Chapter 4: Last week we learned about YHWH telling …
Bamidbar
במדבר Parasha Bamidbar Bamidbar (Numbers) 1:1-4:20 And YaHuWaH spoke to Mosheh (Mushah) in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they hadcome out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying, “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Yisrael (Yashar’el), by their clans, …