1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Terumah (תרומה). This parsha starts a series of parshiot about the architecture, building and utensils of the Mishkan. Nechema Leibowitz has a theory and discussion about the Mishkan being a portable Har Sinai. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Mishpatim (הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים). After we received the Torah last week, we learn a lot of detailed laws this week. Just like when a new service or feature is released, there is the hype or marketing around XYZ new feature... #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Yitro (יִתְר֨וֹ). The most important section of this week’s parsha is the giving of the Torah, represented by the 10 Commandments. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is BeShalach (בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח). The parsha starts with Bnei Yisrael starting out on their journey to Eretz Yisrael. I can almost hear the kids in the back, “are we there yet?”, “I have to go to the bathroom”. #DvarTorah #Shabbat

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Bo (בֹּ֖א). This week we have the final 3 plagues. Locusts, Darkness, and the Death of the First Born. There are many ideas around the plague of Darkness. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Vayera (וָאֵרָ֗א). The story of the Exodus continues and we have the first 7 of the 10 plagues. Let’s give some background here, Egypt was one of the super powers of their time. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Shemot (שְׁמוֹת֙). We start the book of Exodus or Shemot (Names). The book starts with a list of names of the tribes or families who were in Egypt. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Vayehi (וַיְחִ֤י). This is the final parsha of Sefer Beresheit (Genesis) and we can really feel things coming to a conclusion. Yaakov blesses Menashe and Efraim and then gives blessings to all of his sons one by one. #Shabbat #DvarTorah

1/ Chevre, this week’s parsha is Miketz (מִקֵּ֖ץ) and it’s Chanukah (חֲנוּכָּה). This week we have a very rapid story. Paroah has a couple of dreams, Yosef is brought in to interpret those dreams. He not only interprets the dreams, but gives a solution. #DvarTorah #Shabbat

1/Chevre, this week’s parsha is VaYeshev (וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב). This week’s parsha has a bunch of dreams and then the circuitous route that events took folks to the fruition of those dreams. Actually, this week we only have the start of the fulfillment of those dreams. #DvarTorah #Shabbat