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May 29, 2014 · The Date of Shavuot and the Meaning of “The Day after Shabbat”. The date for Shavuot in Jubilees—the date the holiday was celebrated in the Qumran community—is the 15 th of the third month, Sivan, nine days later than the rabbinic practice. In accordance with the 364 day solar calendar used in Jubilees (see my, “The Jewish Calendar of ...
Paul encouraged the people to embrace Yeshua the Passover Lamb and in conjunction with the Feast of Unleavened Bread to expel those who violate Torah ( 1 Cor 5:7-8 ). Sin in this example is abandoning the instruction found in the Torah. The man violated Torah by having his father’s wife ( Lev 18:8; Deut 22:30; 27:20 ).
Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21. In this Torah portion, God tells Moses and Aaron to go to Pharaoh to demand freedom for the Israelites. Pharaoh refuses, and God unleashes plagues on the Egyptians. Pharaoh promises to free the Israelites, but God hardens Pharaoh’s heart. The portion ends with the plague of hail stopping and Pharaoh changing his mind ...
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Weekly Torah Readings. Each week in synagogue, we read (or, more accurately, chant, because it is sung) a passage from the Torah. This passage is referred to as a parashah. The first parashah, for example, is Parashat Bereishit, which covers from the beginning of Genesis to the story of Noah. There are 54 parashahs (parashiyot), one for each ...
1 day ago · June 7, 2024 | 1 Sivan, 5784 - Rosh Chodesh Sivan - 45th day of the Omer | Torah Portion: Bamidbar, Numbers 1:1-4:20 | Haftorah: Hosea 2:1-22 Torah Portion This Week: Bamidbar
The week's Torah reading, known as the Parshah, has special relevance to anything that happens during that week. It would seem clear, then, that the Torah portion which was studied during the week, and read on the Shabbat, of a person's birth, would be extremely meaningful in providing some direction to his/her life.
