Chayei Sarah
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 price for the land. Then […]
Vayera
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 son! Sarah laughed because she […]
Lech Lecha
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 said. But there was no food […]
Scripture coloring pages
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 Scripture on the wall? These […]
Noach
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 on the ark. Noah and […]
Vezot Haberakah
Welcome to Torah portion Vezot Haberakah. Vezot Haberakah means This is the blessing. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses blessed all the Children of Israel before he died. “YHVH came to dwell among us! He is an awesome Elohim with fire in His right hand! He is king over […]
Feast of Trumpets
And YHVH spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food […]
Ha’azinu
Welcome to Torah portion Ha’azinu. Ha’azinu means Listen. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses taught the people of Israel a song. It went something like this: Listen, heaven and earth! May my teaching be as helpful and refreshing as the rain. I will praise YHVH! YHVH is perfect and just. […]
Nitzavim and Vayelech
Welcome to Torah portions Nitzavim and Vayelech. Nitzavim means standing and Vayelech means And he went. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 29:10-31:30 Read aloud from My First Torah YHVH renewed the covenant with Israel again while they were in the land of Moab. A covenant is a promise between two people. Everyone gathered together, from the elderly […]
Torah portion teachings
Weekly Torah Portion teachings available to read or print: Torah Class A chapter by chapter study of the Torah right through the gospels. It has a readable or printable study, and audio teaching, and accompanying illustrations and maps. It covers much historical and cultural background. (pdf) Emet Ministries Torah Portion A shorter commentary on each […]
