Sabbath Readings

Caption: The sukkah of a family in our One Family community. They build their own every year and make it a fun, celebratory activity for the whole family. Sukkot Scripture Leviticus 23:33-44 CJB: 33 Adonai said to Moshe, 34 “Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of Sukkot for seven days to Adonai. 35 On the first day there is to be a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work. 36 For seven days you are to bring an offe

Leviticus 23: 26 Adonai said to Moshe, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to bring an offering made by fire to Adonai. 28 You are not to do any kind of work on that day, because it is Yom-Kippur, to make atonement for you before Adonai your G-d. 29 Anyone who does not deny himself on that day is to be cut off from his people; 30 and anyone who does any kind of work on that day, I w

Parashah 53: Ha’azinu (Hear or Listen) Ha’Azinu, covers the 70-line song that Moses sang to the Israelites on the last day of his life. Deuteronomy 32:1–52 2 Samuel 22:1–51 Romans 10:14 –21; 12:14–21 Hebrews 12:28–29 Deuteronomy 32: “Hear, oh heavens, as I speak! Listen, earth, to the words from my mouth! 2 May my teaching fall like rain. May my speech condense like dew, like light rain on blades of grass, or showers on growing plants. 3 “For I will proclaim the name of Adona

Parashah 51: Nitzavim (Standing) Deuteronomy 29:9(10)–30:20 Isaiah 61:10–63:9 Romans 9:30–10:13 Hebrews 12:14 –15 [In regular years read with Parashah 52, in leap years read separately] 9 (10) “Today you are standing, all of you, before Adonai your G-d — your heads, your tribes, your leaders and your officers — all the men of Isra’el, 10 (11) along with your little ones, your wives and your foreigners here with you in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who

Parashah 50: Ki Tavo (When you come) Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8(9) Isaiah 60:1–22 Matthew 13:1–23 Luke 21:1–4 Acts 28:17–31 Romans 11:1–15 26 “When you have come to the land Adonai your G-d is giving you as your inheritance, taken possession of it and settled there; 2 you are to take the firstfruits of all the crops the ground yields, which you will harvest from your land that Adonai your G-d is giving you, put them in a basket and go to the place where Adonai your G-d will choose

Parashah 49 Ki Tetze (When You Go Out) Deuteronomy 21:10-25:10 Isaiah 52:13-54:10 Matthew 5:31–32; 19:3–12; 22:23–32 Mark 10:2–12; 12:18–27 Luke 20:27–38 1 Corinthians 5:1-5; 9:4–18 Galatians 3:9–14 1 Timothy 5:17–18 Deuteronomy 21:10 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and Adonai your God hands them over to you, and you take prisoners, This week’s Scriptures, Parasha Ki Tetze, includes 74 of the 613 commandments (mitzvot) contained in the Torah. These commandments

Parashah 48: Shof’tim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9 Isaiah 51:12–53:12 Matthew 5:38–42; 18:15–20 Acts 3:13–26; 7:35–53 1 Corinthians 5:9–13 1 Timothy 5:17–22 Hebrews 10:28–31 18 “You are to appoint judges and officers for all your gates [in the cities] Adonai your G-d is giving you, tribe by tribe; and they are to judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 You are not to distort justice or show favoritism, and you are not to accept a bribe, for a gift blinds the eyes of t

Parashah 47: Re’eh (See) Deuteronomy 11:26 –16:17 Isaiah 54:11–55:5 B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Re’eh: 1 Corinthians 5:9–13; 1 Yochanan (1 John) 4:1–6 Deuteronomy 11:26 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse — 27 the blessing, if you listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your God that I am giving you today; 28 and the curse, if you don’t listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your God, but turn aside from the way I am ordering you today and follow ot

Parashah 46: ‘Ekev (Because) Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 Isaiah 49:14–51:3 Matthew 4:1–11 Luke 4:1–13 James 5:7–11 Deuteronomy 7: 12 “Because you are listening to these rulings, keeping and obeying them, Adonai your God will keep with you the covenant and mercy that he swore to your ancestors. 13 He will love you, bless you and increase your numbers; he will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground — your grain, wine, olive oil and the young of your cattle an

Parashah 45: Va’etchanan (I pleaded) Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11 Isaiah 40:1–26 Matthew 4:1–11; 22:33–40 Mark 12:28–34; Luke 4:1–13; 10:25–37 Acts 13:13–43 Romans 3:27–31 1 Timothy 2:4–6 James 2:14–26 And all the readings for Parashah 17: Yitro (Jethro) Exodus 18:1–20:23(26) Isaiah 6:1–13:6; 9:5(6)– 6(7) Matthew 5:21–30; 15:1–11; 19:16–30 Mark 7:5–15; 10:17–31 Luke 18:18–30 Acts 6:1–7 Romans 2:17–29; 7:7–12; 13:8–10 Ephesians 6:1–3 1 Timothy 3:1–14 2 Timothy 2:2 Titus 1:5–9 Hebrew

Parashah 44: D’varim (Words) Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22 Isaiah1:1–27 John15:1–11 Hebrews 3:7–4:11 Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words Moshe spoke to all Isra’el on the far side of the Yarden River, in the desert, in the ‘Aravah, across from Suf, between Pa’ran and Tofel, Lavan, Hatzerot and Di-Zahav. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horev to Kadesh-Barnea by way of Mount Se‘ir. In Deuteronomy, Moses revisits the wilderness journey of the Israelites and reiterates with all the Most

Combined readings for this year: Parashah 42: Mattot (Tribes) Numbers 30:2(1) –32:42 Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 Matthew 5:33–37 Numbers 30:2 (1) Then Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Isra’el. He said, “Here is what Adonai has ordered: 3 (2) when a man makes a vow to Adonai or formally obligates himself by swearing an oath, he is not to break his word but is to do everything he said he would do. ****** Parashah 43: Masa‘ei (Stages) Numbers 33:1–36:13 Jeremiah 2:4–

Parashah 41: Pinchas (Phinehas) Numbers 25:10 –30:1 (29:40) 1 Kings 18:46–19:21 Matthew 26:1–30 Mark 14:1–26 Luke 22:1–20 John 2:13–22; 7:1–13, 37–39; 11:55–12:1; 13:1; 18:28, 39; 19:14 Acts 2:1–21; 12:3–4; 20:5–6, 16; 27:9–11 1 Corinthians 5:6 – 8; 16:8 Hebrews 11:28 Numbers 25:10-13: 10 Adonai said to Moshe, 11 “Pinchas the son of El‘azar, the son of Aharon the cohen, has deflected my anger from the people of Isra’el by being as zealous as I am, so that I didn’t destroy the

Parashah 40: Balak (Destroyer, To Lay Waste) Numbers 22:2–25:9 Micah 5:6(7)– 6:8 2 Peter 2:1–22 Jude 11 Revelation 2:14–15 Numbers 22:2 Now Balak the son of Tzippor saw all that Isra’el had done to the Emori. At the end of last week’s Torah reading, the people of Isra’el had traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab. Balak was the king of Moab, and the Moabites were afraid of the Israelites, because they were great in number. Balak employed Balaam (Bil’am) to curse the Isr

Parashah 39: Hukkat (Regulation) Numbers 19:1–22:1 Judges 11:1–33 Hebrews 9:1–28 Numbers 19:1-2: Adonai said to Moshe and Aharon, 2 “This is the regulation from the Torah which Adonai has commanded. Tell the people of Isra’el to bring you a young red female cow [parah adumah] without fault or defect and which has never borne a yoke.

Parshah 38: Korach (Korah) Numbers 16:1–18:32 (1 Samuel) 11:14 – 12:22 B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Korach: 2 Timothy 2:8–21 (Jude) 1–25 Numbers 16:1-2: Now Korach the son of Yitz’har, the son of K’hat, the son of Levi, along with Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli’av, and On, the son of Pelet, descendants of Re’uven, took men and 2 rebelled against Moshe. Siding with them were 250 men of Isra’el, leaders of the community, key members of the council, men of

Parshah 37: Shlach L'kha (Send On Your Behalf) Numbers 13:1-15:41 Joshua 2:1-24 Hebrews 3:7-19 Numbers 13:1-3: "Send men on your behalf to reconnoiter the land of Kena'an, which I am giving to the people of Isra'el. From each ancestral tribe, send someone who is a leader in his tribe. Moshe (Moses) dispatched them from the Pa'ran Desert as Adonai had ordered; all of them were leading men among the people of Isra'el." Themes for the week: The Promised Land is beautiful and ric

Parashah 36: B'ha'alotkha (When You Set Up) Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zechariah 2:14-4:7 John 19:31-37 Hebrews 3:1-6 Philippians 2:1-18 Numbers 8:1-3: ADONAI said to Moshe, "Tell Aharon, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to cast their light forward, in front of the menorah.'" Aharon did this: he lit its lamps so as to give light in front of the menorah, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.

Bamidbar - Parashah 34 Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 Hosea 2:1 - 2:22 Luke 2:1-7 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Numbers 1:1: Adonai spoke to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt. The Book of Numbers, called Bamidbar (“In the Wilderness”) in Hebrew, records Israel’s journey from Mount Sinai to the plains of Moab as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. It captures a formative period in

B'har - B'chukkotai: Parashah 32 and 33 in regular years; leap years read separately Parashah 32: B'har (On Mount) Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Jeremiah 32:6-27 Luke 4:16-21 1 Corinthians 7:21-24 Galatians 6:7-10 Leviticus 25:1-2: Adonai spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai; he said, "Tell the people of Isra'el, 'When you enter the land I am giving you, the land itself is to observe a Shabbat rest for Adonai.'" Parashah 33: B'chukkotai (By My Regulations) Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Jeremiah 16:19-