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Weekly Torah portion. A Torah scroll and silver pointer (yad) used in reading. It is a custom among religious Jewish communities for a weekly Torah portion to be read during Jewish prayer services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, Parashat HaShavua (Hebrew: פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ), is popularly abbreviated to ...
Shofetim or Shoftim (Hebrew: שֹׁפְטִים, romanized:shofəṭim " judges ", the first word in the parashah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9.
In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות , aliyot.In the masoretic text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Parashat Devarim has no "open portion" (פתוחה , petuchah) divisions (roughly equivalent to paragraphs, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter פ ()), and thus can be considered one whole unit.
Shemot (parashah) Shemot, Shemoth, or Shemos (שְׁמוֹת — Hebrew for 'names', the second word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the thirteenth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 1:1–6:1.
Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism 's religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the mitzvah ("commandment") of Torah study itself. This practice is present to an extent in all religious branches of ...
Mishpatim. Mishpatim (מִּשְׁפָּטִים — Hebrew for "laws," the second word of the parashah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the Book of Exodus. The parashah sets out a series of laws, which some scholars call the Covenant Code.
Judaism/Weekly Torah portion/Shoftim. Shoftim (שופטים) Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. The Weekly Torah portion in synagogues on Shabbat, Saturday, 22 Adar I, 5784— March 2, 2024. “Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” (Deuteronomy 16:20.) “Justice, justice ...
Vayeshev. Joseph's Brothers Sell Him into Captivity (1855 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky) Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (וַיֵּשֶׁב — Hebrew for "and he lived," the first word of the parashah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah ...