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Welcome to Torah portion Mishpatim. Mishpatim means judgments. Scripture passage: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Read Aloud from My First Torah YHVH gave the Hebrews many instructions for living. He wanted them to know how to handle everyday situations. We can follow these instructions to help us treat others fairly. When the Hebrews
Welcome to Torah portion Yitro. Yitro means Jethro. Scripture passage: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jethro, Moses’ father in law, heard about all the wonderful things that had happened to the Hebrews. He met Moses in the wilderness. Moses told him all the amazing things that YHVH
Welcome to Torah portion Beshalach. Beshalach means When he sent. Scripture passage: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Read Aloud from My First Torah The Hebrews came up out of Egypt quickly. They were led with a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. But soon they were in
Welcome to Torah portion Bo. Bo means Come. Scripture passage: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Read Aloud from My First Torah YHVH wanted to show His might and power in Egypt, so He sent the eighth plague. Locusts came and covered the whole land. They ate everything that was green, and filled the
Welcome to Torah portion Vaera. Vaera means And I appeared. Scripture passage: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses and Aaron went before Pharaoh again. Aaron’s rod turned into a serpent! Pharaoh’s magicians turned their rods into serpents, too. But Aaron’s rod swallowed their rods. YHVH began to
Welcome to Torah portion Shemot. Shemot means Names. Scripture passage: Exodus 1:1-6:1 Read Aloud from My First Torah A new Pharaoh became the king of Egypt. He thought the Hebrew people were a threat to him. There were so many Hebrews that he thought they would fight against him
Welcome to Torah portion Vayechi. Vayechi means And He Lived. Scripture passage: Genesis 47:28-50:26 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob became sick as he grew older. He asked Joseph to bring his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob was so happy to see Joseph and his sons. Jacob wanted
Welcome to Torah portion Vayigash. Vayigash means And He Approached. Scripture passage: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Read Aloud from My First Torah Judah told Joseph that losing Benjamin would kill his father. Then Joseph started to cry. He sent everyone else away and told his brothers the truth. He told them that
Welcome to Torah portion Miketz. Miketz means At the End. Scripture passage: Genesis 41:1-44:17 Read Aloud from My First Torah Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had a dream. He dreamed about seven fat cows. But then seven skinny cows ate the seven fat cows, and stayed skinny. Then he dreamed
Welcome to Torah portion Vayeshev. Vayeshev means And He settled. Scripture passage: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob now lived in the land of Canaan. He had twelve sons, and daughters. Joseph, Rachel’s son, was seventeen years old. He was given two dreams about his brothers bowing
Welcome to Torah portion Vayishlach. Vayishlach means And He sent. Scripture passage: Genesis 32:4-36:43 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob began traveling back to his home. But he was still afraid of his brother, Esau. Then he found out that Esau and 400 men were ahead of him! He
Do you ever struggle with what to read with your family during Bible time? Perhaps you just finished a book study or it’s Friday night and you want to share something meaningful with your kids. Bookmark this post and get ready for some classic passages. Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments
Welcome to Torah portion Vayetze. Vayetze means And he departed. Scripture passage: Genesis 28:10-32:3 Read Aloud from My First Torah Jacob traveled towards his mother’s family. On the way, he stopped to rest. He had stones for his pillow and slept out under the stars. He had an amazing dream.
Welcome to Torah portion Toldot. Toldot means offspring. Scripture passage: Genesis 25:19-28:9 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim blessed Isaac and made him very rich. In those days, people with many animals and servants were rich. Isaac had very good gardens and many animals and servants. But Isaac and
Are you finding that sometimes Shabbat doesn’t really feel like the gift that it is supposed to be? A lack of peace may be your problem. Take a look at these 5 ideas for having a more peaceful Shabbat, and see if they help you to embrace the weekly gift
Welcome to Torah portion Chayei Sarah. Chayei Sarah means Sarah’s lifetime. Scripture passage: Genesis 23:1-25:18 Read Aloud from My First Torah Sarah lived 127 years before she died. Abraham was sad to lose his wife. Abraham went to the Hittites to buy land for a burial place. He paid full
Welcome to Torah portion Vayera. Vayera means And He appeared. Scripture passage: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Read Aloud from My First Torah One day, Elohim and two other men came to visit Abraham. Abraham prepared food for them. Elohim had very good news for Abraham. In one year, Sarah would have a
Welcome to Torah portion Lech Lecha. Lech Lecha means Go for yourself. Scripture passage: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim told Abram about His special plans. He told Abram to go to a new land. He would bless Abram and his children. Abram did what Elohim
As I have talked about before, it is so important to find ways to bring Scripture into your everyday life. We are commanded in Deuteronomy to post Scripture on the doorposts of our home. What better way to meditate on and surround ourselves with Scripture than to color and hang
Welcome to Torah portion Noach. Noach means Noah. Scripture passage: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Read Aloud from My First Torah Elohim decided to destroy the whole earth. But He had special plans for Noah. He told Noah to build an ark, a big boat. He told Noah to bring lots of food