Vayikra
Welcome to Torah portion Vayikra Vayikra means And he called. Scripture passage: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Read Aloud from My First Torah YHVH gives us a way to have a friendship with Him. We have a friendship with YHVH through the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle belongs to YHVH. We follow His rules in the Tabernacle. We bring special […]
Resources for Torah families
When my husband and I left our church back in 2007, we suddenly realized that we were responsible to teach our children spiritual things. There would be no Sunday school. It was all on us. That can be a very overwhelming feeling, but it doesn’t have to be. There are lots of people and resources […]
Vayakhel and Pekudei
Welcome to Torah portions Vayakhel and Pekudei Vayakhel means He gathered and Pekudei means countings. Scripture passage: Exodus 35:1-40:38 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses gathered all the people together. He taught them about keeping the Sabbath. He also asked them to give gifts for building the Tabernacle. They were all happy to give. […]
Ki Tisa
Welcome to Torah portion Ki Tisa. Ki Tisa means when you take. Scripture passage: Exodus 30:11-34:35 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses stayed up on Mount Sinai as he listened to YHVH’s instructions about the Tabernacle and the priests. He learned about how each man was to give half a shekel of money for […]
Tetsaveh
Welcome to Torah portion Tetsaveh. Tetsaveh means you shall command. Scripture passage: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Read Aloud from My First Torah Moses was instructed to make his brother Aaron a priest. Aaron would do all the jobs in the tabernacle, with the help of his sons. They would offer sacrifices on the altar. They would keep […]
Terumah
Welcome to Torah portion Terumah. Terumah means portion. Scripture passage: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Read Aloud from My First Torah YHVH wanted to live among the Israelites in a very special place. He chose what kind of house He wanted. He chose a tent. YHVH told Moses to take an offering from the people. An offering is […]
Mishpatim
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 owned a servant, they had […]
Yitro
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 had done to deliver the […]
Beshalach
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 a very bad spot. The […]
Bo
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 houses and covered the ground. […]
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