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Torah Portion Vayigash ("He Approached")  By Barry Shulam   Torah : Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftarah : Ezekiel 37:15-28 New Testament John 10:22-42   I have heartburn reading the Parasha portion of Vayigash this week.  I will explain shortly what is causing this.   Parashat Vayigash opens with an emotionally and theologically charged moment in the Torah. " Then Judah approached him, and said, 'Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let you

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The reading for Shabbat May 17, 2025, is Emor – Leviticus 21:1-24:23 .    From the Prophets (The Haftarah), the reading is from Ezekiel...

Reading the Torah, the Prophets, and the New Testament every weekend, every Shabbat in the congregation is actually a commandment of the...

This week, the Jerusalem Prayer List will deal with two events:  1) On the regular Shabbat on April 11th, the reading will be from the...

This Torah portion is called Terumah, translated in English as "contribution" or "donation." The reading is from Exodus 25:1-27:19 . The...

The Torah reading on February 22, 2025, is called in Hebrew Mishpatim – 'judgments.'     The portion of Mishpatim reading is from...

By Joseph Shulam The readings in the last few Shabbats have been some of the most dramatic in the whole Torah. This Shabbat's reading is...

By Joseph Shulam This Shabbat's Torah portion, Beshalach, is one of the most significant narratives of the whole Torah.   The reading...

By Joseph Shulam Last Shabbat in the synagogues around the world, the reading of Genesis ended with Jacob blessing the twelve tribes –...

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The Jerusalem Prayer List –  02 November, 2024 by Joseph Shulam -  From Jerusalem Israel We read the glorious story of God creating the...

The Jerusalem Prayer List –  04 October, 2024 by Joseph Shulam -  From Jerusalem Israel The Torah reading of this Shabbat is from...

The Jerusalem Prayer List –  20 September, 2024 by Joseph Shulam -  From Jerusalem Israel First things first!  I got mixed up a few days...