by Kim Troup | Oct 18, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Sukkot – Exodus 33:12 – 34:16 This week is the holiday of Succot, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the middle of Sukkot falls on Shabbat, so once again the regular Torah reading is suspended and a special portion for the...
by Kim Troup | Sep 21, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Our past holds the key to understanding the present This week we read the Song of Moses, one of Moses’ final speeches to the Children of Israel before his death. The only other words Moses speaks to the nation after this are the words of blessing in Deuteronomy...
by Kim Troup | Aug 24, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Slavery from a Biblical Perspective This weeks Torah portion includes the largest number of commandments of any other weekly portion. Beginning with Chapter 21 verse 10 and proceeding through Chapter 25, verse after verse is filled with situations and the rules of...
by Kim Troup | Aug 17, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Annointed Leaders must be Righteous In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the restrictions placed on a king of Israel. “But he shall not have many horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt in order to obtain many horses since G-d...
by Kim Troup | Aug 10, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Rejecting False Prophets This week’s portion includes a number of laws pertaining to people who exert an undue influence over others in order to sway them away from obeying God’s commandments. The first refers to a false prophet, the second to an individual who...
