Ki Teitzi

Welcome to Ki Teitzi! Ki Teitzi means When you go forth. Scripture Passage: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Read aloud from My First Torah In a country where everyone keeps Torah, servants are treated with respect. Firstborn sons have a right to a double portion of their father’s belongings. If children disobey their parents, they need to be […]

Shoftim

Welcome to Torah portion Shoftim. Shoftim means judges. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Read aloud from My First Torah Excerpts from My First Torah are only available for the current Torah portion. Get your copy of My First Torah, a full color illustrated paperback with all the Torah portions for young children. Suggested Activities Copywork passage: […]

Re’eh

Welcome to Torah portion Re’eh. Re’eh means See. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Read aloud from My First Torah Excerpts from My First Torah are only available for the current Torah portion. Thank you! Get your copy of My First Torah, and read each portion cuddled up with your little ones. Suggested Activities Copywork passage: Deuteronomy […]

Eikev

Welcome to Torah portion Eikev. Eikev means consequence. Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Read aloud from My First Torah Excerpts from My First Torah are only available for the current Torah portion. Get all the Torah portions written for young children in My First Torah. Suggested Activities Copywork passage: Deuteronomy 7:12-14        Get Torah portion copywork passages […]

Vaetchanan

Welcome to Torah portion Vaetchanan Vaetchanan means And I pleaded Scripture passage: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Read aloud from My First Torah Excerpts from My First Torah are only available for the current Torah portion. Get all the young reader Torah portions in one illustrated book, “My First Torah.” Suggested activities Copywork passage: Deuteronomy 6:4-9        (Get a […]

Mattot & Masei

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Welcome to Torah portions Mattot and Masei. Mattot means tribes. Masei means journeys. Scripture passage: Numbers 30:2-36:13 Read aloud from My First Torah Excerpts from My First Torah are only available for the current Torah portion. * Get all the Torah portions in My First Torah, a beautiful, illustrated paperback here. * Suggested activities Copywork […]

How not to teach your children the Bible

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This post is written in a satirical style. I am purposely writing the opposite to help you to check yourself for bad habits. We want to teach our children the Bible, but sometimes do not see where we are sabotaging ourselves. So, let’s look at a list of ways to make sure we aren’t teaching […]

Create a memorial jar

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I am so excited to share with you an idea I had for a new tradition in our home. The memorial jar is a great way to create our own record of what YHVH has done for us as individuals and as a family. I was inspired by Joshua 4, so I would like to […]

Create a children’s Torah notebook

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I’m always on the lookout for ways to make Torah practical and real for my children. I don’t want them to see the Bible as a bunch of antiquated stories that are fun to listen to but don’t really mean anything. Today I stumbled upon an idea that I hope you will find helpful. It’s […]

The Importance of Family Bible Study

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I would like to speak from my heart today. We have been working really hard to have an evening Bible study time together as a family every night. We have learned a lot about being faithful and consistent, about learning together, and about the Bible. Today I want to share with you some of what […]