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  • Torah Study – Vayechi

    "Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph" (1656) by Rembrandt Vayechi  וַיְחִי (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis.  Jacob prepares for his death, making favorite Continue Reading »

  • Judaism 101- Class #3

    Please email info@konabethshalom.org for Zoom connection details. The discussion will also be live-streamed via the KBS YouTube channel.

  • Torah Study – Shemot

    The Burning Bush by Mayim Eliana Ebert Shemot  שְׁמוֹת (“names”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Exodus. It describes the bitter enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt; Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study – Vaera

    "Vaera" ©Karin Foreman - Gratefully used with permission of the artist Vaera וָאֵרָא(“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study- Beshalach

    "Song of Miriam" - William Gale Beshalach בְּשַׁלַּח (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study- Yitro

    In parasahah Yitro / יִתְרוֹ (“Jethro”) as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study- Mishpatim

    Mishpatim/מִּשְׁפָּטִי (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws that Moses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study- Terumah

    Terumah תְּרוּמָה(“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study Ki Tisa

    Ki-Tisa ( כִּי תִשָּׂא“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study -Vayakhel

    In this week's parashah, Vayakhel וַיַּקְהֵל (“He Assembled”), God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the Continue Reading »

  • Torah Study -Vayikra

    We begin the third book of the Torah this week, in which the Israelites receive instructions for various sacrifices and offerings to be made in the Tabernacle. We'll read and Continue Reading »