Weekly Torah Portion

From the Central Nebraska Jewish Community (CNJC) Newsletter –
Summaries of each week’s Torah portion, prepared by Dawn Mollenkopf.

Torah Portion for January 26, 2019 (20 Shevat 5779)

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The Torah portion, or parasha, this week is Yitro and is found in Exodus 18:1-20:23. In this parasha, Moses’ father-in-law Jethro (Yitro) hears about the Exodus and what God has done for the Israelites and comes to visit his son-in-law, bringing Moses’ wife Zipporah and their sons. Jethro acknowledges the greatness of God and offers a sacrifice. The next […]

Torah Portion for January 19, 2019 (13 Shevat 5779)

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WEEKLY TORAH PORTION: The Torah portion this week is Beshalach and is found in Exodus 13:17-17:16. In this parasha, the Israelites began their wilderness experience. God is their leader, through a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. The cloud leads the people to take the longer route to the Promised Land to avoid the Philistines and they first end up camping by […]

Torah Portion for January 12, 2019 (6 Shevat 5779)

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The Torah portion, or parasha, this week is Bo and is found in Exodus 10:1-13:16.  In this parasha, we conclude the story of the Israelites in Egypt. Pharaoh’s stubbornness continues, and Egypt experiences the eighth and ninth plagues – locusts and darkness. Moses announces the final plague – the death of the firstborn – to Pharaoh, but once again Pharaoh doesn’t listen. […]

Torah Portion for January 5-12, 2019 (28 Tevet-6 Shevat 5779)

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The Torah portion this week is Va’era and is found in Exodus 6:2-9:35. In this parasha, God persuades an unwilling and hesitant Moses to take his brother Aaron, and ask Pharaoh to let the Israelite people go.  Moses is already discouraged because, in visiting with his people and telling them about God’s impending deliverance, their spirits are so crushed […]

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