Tehillim 119:32
Tehillim 119:32דֶּרֶךְ-מִצְוֺתֶיךָ אָרוּץ כִּי תַרְחִיב לִבִּיderech-mitzvoteicha arutz ki tarchiv libi I will run the way of [pursue] Your commandments, for You thus enlarge my heart [broaden my...
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Tehillim 119:33הוֹרֵנִי יְהוָה, דֶּרֶךְ חֻקֶּיךָ וְאֶצְּרֶנָּה עֵקֶבhoreni HASHEM derech chukeicha ve'etzrena ekevTeach me, O HASHEM, the way of Your statutes; and I will observe [guard] it step by...
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Parashat VayikraVayikra 1:1-5:26Rosh Chodesh Nisan - Shabbat HachodeshBamidbar 28:9-15; Shemot 12:1-20HaftarahYechezkel 45:16 - 46:18 Parashat SummaryFive kinds of sacrifices to be offered in the...
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Tehillim 119:34הֲבִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָה תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶנָּה בְכָל-לֵבhavineni ve'etzra toratecha ve'eshmerena vechol-levGrant me understanding, that I may keep Your Torah and observe it with all my...
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Parashat TzavVaYikra 6:1 - 8:36Shabbat HaGadolParashat SummaryTerumat haDeshen - Kohanim are to collect the Altar's ashesThey are told to keep the fire on the Altar burning continuously. Aharon, Kohen...
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Tehillim 119:35הַדְרִיכֵנִי בִּנְתִיב מִצְוֺתֶיךָ כִּי-בוֹ חָפָצְתִּיhadricheni bintiv mitzvoteiha ki vo chafatztiGuide me in the path of Your commandments; for that is my desire.Because man has been...
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Tehillim 119:36הַט-לִבִּי אֶל-עֵדְוֺתֶיךָ וְאַל אֶל-בָּצַעhat-libi el-edvoteicha veal el-batzaIncline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to love of gain.There are many passions in the human heart,...
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Tehillim 119:37הַעֲבֵר עֵינַי מֵרְאוֹת שָׁוְא בִּדְרָכֶךָ חַיֵּנִיhaaver einai merot shav bidrachecha chayeniTurn away my eyes from seeing futility, and give me life in Your way.The eye and the heart...
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Parashat SheminiVaYikra 9:1 - 11:47Birkat HaChodeshHaftarah Shemini1Shmuel 20:18-42[Nadav and Avihu]Parasha SummaryAharon and his sons offer sacrifices so that G-d will forgive the peopleNadav and...
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Parashat Tazria - MetzoraVaYikra 12:1 - 15:33Haftarah2Melachim 7:3-20[Purification - by Yoram Raanan]Parashat SummaryG-d describes the rituals of purification for a woman after childbirthMethods for...
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Parashat Acharei Mot - KedoshimVaYikra 16:1-20:27HaftarahAmos 9:7-15Parsha SummaryThe duties Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur are delineatedThe ceremony of the scapegoat is outlinedMoshe instructs Aharon...
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Parashat EmorVaYikra 21:1 - 24:23HaftarahYechezkel 44:15-31Parashat SummaryLaws Regulating the Lives and Sacrifices of the KohanimThe Set Times of the Jewish Calendar are Named and Described: the...
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Parashat Behar - BechukotaiVaYikra 25:1 - 27:34HaftarahYirmeyahu 16:9 - 17:14Parashat SummaryThe Shemitah - every seventh year, the land shall observe a Shabbat of complete rest The Yovel - sold land...
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Parashat BamidbarBamidbar 1:1-4:20HaftarahHoshea 2:1 - 22Parashat SummaryGd commands Moshe to take a census of all the Benei Yisrael males over the age of twenty The duties of the Levi'im, who are not...
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Parashat NasoBaMidbar 4:21 - 7:89Haftarah Shoftim 13:2 - 25(Birkat Kohanim [Priestly Blessing] at the Kotel; Art by Alex Levin)Parashat SummaryA Census and Duties of the Gershonim, Merarim, and...
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Parashat Beha'alotechaBaMidbar 8:1-12:16HaftarahZecharya 2:14 - 4:7Parasha SummaryLighting the MenorahG-d describes for Moshe the Menorah for the Ohel Mo'edThe Leviim are appointed to serve under...
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Parashat ShelachBaMidbar 13:1 - 15:41Haftarah Yehoshua 2:1-24Parasha SummaryMoshe sends twelve spies to the Land of YisraelYehoshua's Change of NameG-d threatens to wipe out the Benei Yisrael but...
View ArticleBereishit - In the Beginning
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץBEREISHIT bara Elokim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz.1. IN THE BEGINNING G-d created the heaven and the earth.Why did the Torah begin with the...
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Before creating the universe, Hashem brought into existence seven concepts which are essential for the functioning of the world:TorahTeshuvahGan EdenGehinnomThe Kisei Hakavod (Heavenly Throne of...
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