Bereishis
[Genesis 1:1 - 6:8:] The world is created in six
days. Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden, Cain / Abel.
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Metzora
[Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33]
The laws for the purification of the leper after healing are discussed. Two birds, one slaughtered, one set free. Mold on houses.
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Noach
[Genesis 6:9 -11:32] A flood destroys the world.
HASHEM's rainbow promises that the world will never
again be destroyed in its entirety. Nimrod builds the Tower of Babel, Abram is born.
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Acharei Mot
[Leviticus 16:1 - 18:30]
Retelling of the death of Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu in Shemini. Aaron chooses by lot a goat and a scapegoat. Decree of Yom Kippur "Shabbat Shabbaton."
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Lech Lecha -
[Genesis 12:1 - 17:27] Abraham
leaves Mesopotamia for the Promised Land.Hagar and Ishmael. New names
and the promise of a child.
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Kedoshim
[Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27] More laws are set forth,
including, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Forbidden relationships. Ethical weights and measures. Prohibition of "shatnez" - mixed wool and linen.
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Vayeira -
[Genesis 18:1 - 22.24] Abraham welcomes three angels
into his tent and learns that his wife Sarah will give birth to a son.
The Binding of Isaac, the destruction of Sodom.
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Emor
[Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23]
Requirements of the kohen gadol [high priest]; details of terumah, a special kind of offering. Festival seasons are described in detail. Pesach, the Omer, Shavuot,
Rosh haShana, Yom Kippur,
Succot, Shemini Atzeres, Menorah, Showbread. The blasphemer [megahdeyf] is stoned to death.
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Chayei Sarah -
[Genesis 23:1 - 25:18] Abraham
purchases the Cave of Machpelah for Sarah's burial. Eliezer finds a suitable
wife, Rebecca, for Abraham's son Isaac. |
Behar
[Leviticus 25:1 - 26:2] The sabbatical and jubilee
years are discussed.
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Toldot
[Genesis 25:19 - 28: 9] The birth of Esau and
Jacob. Isaac blesses Jacob in a deception scheme contrived by Rebekah, and Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of "red stuff."
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Behukotai
[Leviticus 26:3 - 27:34] The punishment for rejecting
HASHEM's covenant is discussed. The first set of tochekot, or punishments [second in Nitzavim].
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Vayetzei -
[Genesis
28:10 - 32:3]
Jacob dreams of a ladder to heaven, then works 14 years for his uncle, Laban, and marries Leah and
Rachel. Incidents of the dudaim and teraphim. Birth of Joseph. |
Bamidbar
[Numbers 1:1 - 4:20] Census of the tribes, the arrangement of the camp, temple duties for each of the tribes.
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Vayishlach
[Genesis
32:4 - 36:43] Jacob sends messengers to meet Esau before they reunite after 20 years. Jacob wrestles with an angel and recieves the name "Israel." The rape of Dinah and the decimation of Shechem. Rachel dies and is buried in Bethlehem. Isaac dies and Jacob and Esau bury him at the Cave of Machpelah. |
Naso
[Numbers 4:21 - 7:89]
The Sotah [wayward wife], regulations concerning Nazirites, the Birkat Kohanim [threefold blessing], and the offerings of the tribes. |
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Vayeshev
[Genesis
37:1-40:23]
Joseph shares his dreams and his brothers strip him of his coat of many colors and throw him into a pit. Incident of Judah and Tamar. Potifar's wife, Asnat, attempts to seduce Joseph, who gets thrown in prison. |
BeHa'alotkha
[Numbers 8:1 - 12:10] Kindling
of the menorah, consecration of the Levites. Pesach Sheni. Moses invites Jethro to join B'nei Yisroel. "Vayahi binsoa" verses between inverted nuns. Quail in response to complaints about the Manna. Seventy elders are delegated to serve under Moses. Quarantine of Miriam. |
Mikeitz
[Genesis 41:1 - 44:17] Joseph successfully interprets
Pharaoh's dreams, and is appointed viceroy of Egypt. Jacob sends the brothers to Egypt to ask for food from Joseph, who entraps Benjamin with the Divining Goblet.
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Shelach
[Numbers 13:1 - 15:41]
Twelve spies are dispatched to survey the land of Canaan, only two of the spies
return with a positive report. Decree of 40 years wandering, Challah, the son of part- Egyptian lineage gathers sticks on Shabbat, decree of tzitzis [fringes].
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Vayigash
[Genesis
44:18 - 47:27]
After Judah makes an impassioned entreaty for mercy, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, who are dumbfounded, and the family is re-united.
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Korach
[Numbers 16:1 - 18:32] Demons
go to Yeshiva: Embracing the negative. Korach refuses to accept the leadership
of Moses and Aaron. He and his assembly are killed by an earthquake. Aharon's staff sprouts almonds.
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Vayechi -
[Genesis
47:28 - 50:26]
Jacob lives in Egypt 17 years, and then, before he dies at the age of 110, blesses his sons, beginning with Menashe and Ephraim, with whom he switches his hands. After he dies, he is placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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Chukat
[Numbers 19:1 - 22:1] The laws regarding the
red heifer are enumerated. Deaths of Miriam and Aharon. Moses strikes the rock and water gushes forth. Amalek attacks, wars of Sihon and Og.
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Shemot
[Exodus 1:1 - 6:1] Moses, in a basket floating in the Nile, is saved by Pharaoh's daughter.
HASHEM appears to Moses at the burning bush, and tells him he will be his agent in freeing the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob from their slavery in Egypt.
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Balak
[Numbers 22:2 - 25:9] Balak, king of Moab, sends
Bilaam to curse the Israelites. Instead, Bilaam gives his blessing to
them. Pinchas executes Cozbi and Zimri.
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Va'eira
[Exodus 6:2 - 9:35]
HASHEM
brings the first seven plagues upon the Egyptians. Pharaoh's heart hardens and he refuses
to let the Hebrew slaves go.
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Pinchas
[Numbers 25:10 - 30:1] Tribal genealogies, the daughters of Zelophechad are given their father's inheritance. The offerings for the holy days are enumerated. Hashem shows Moses the land and informs him he will not enter, and that Joshua will be his successor.
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Bo
[Exodus 10:1 - 13:16] The
last three plagues. The mitzvah of Rosh Hodesh; the privilege of blessing the new months. The newly freed Hebrew slaves hastily leave Egypt and bake matzah
from unleavened dough.
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Mattot
[Numbers 30:2 - 32:42] Moses informs the tribal
heads regarding the laws of vowing. The battle with Midian. Kashering
utensils. Division of the spoils.Request of Reuven and Gad. |
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Beshalach
[Exodus 13:17
- 17:16] The
waters of the Red Sea divide to make a path for the Hebrews. Sweetening
of the waters of Marah. Manna, then quail falls from Heaven. Water from the rock;
Amalek attacks. |
Masai
[Numbers 33:1 - 36:13] The detailed account
of the various way stations on the Israelites' route to the Promised Land.
Reference is made to the cities of refuge. The inheritances of the daughters of Zelophechad are restated. |
Yitro -
[Exodus
18:1 - 20:23]
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, advises him to appoint judges so as to case
his burden. Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
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Devarim
[Deuteronomy 1:1 - 3:22]
Moses recounts the mission of the spies in detail; tribal boundaries, battles of Sihon and Og, inheritances.
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Mishpatim
[Exodus 21:1 - 24:18] Moses
instructs the recently freed Hebrew slaves in the Law, starting with the ethical treatment of slaves.
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Va'et'chanan
[Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11] The Ten Commandments are
repeated, with slight variations [shamor]. Moses entreats Hashem 515 times to enter the land. The cities of refuge are mentioned.
The first section of the Shema is begun with, "Shema Yisroel" and "You shall love the Lord
your G-d."
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Terumah -
[Exodus 25:1 - 27:19] The
instructions for the tabernacle are given, with detailed lists of its components.
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Eikev
[Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25]
The Shema continues with the second paragraph, which deals with the theme
of reward and punishment. |
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Tetzaveh -
[Exodus 27:20 - 30:10]
Aaron and his sons are put in charge of the menorah. The priestly garments
are described in great detail. Only parsha with no mention of Moses. The number eight is emphasized in this, the eighth parsha.
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Re'eh
[Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17] Moses continues his
address, telling the people that obedience will bring blessing, whereas
disobedience will bring curses. Permitted and forbidden foods. Tithing;
forgiving of debts and Jewish bondsmen every 7 years. Pesach, Shavuot,
Succot.
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Ki Tisa
[Exodus 30:11 - 34:35]
Ingredients for the annointment oil and the incense are given. Betzalel is named as contractor to build the mishkan. The Children of Israel tire of waiting for Moses and build a golden calf - when Moses sees it he shatters the tablets containing
the Ten Commandments. Moses entreats Hashem to forgive the people; and sees Hashem from the cleft in the rock; we learn the 13 attributes; Moses' face glows: "karan or."
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Shoftim
[Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9]
Moses continues, giving rules for judges, the case of the rebellious elder,
choosing a king who must write two copies of the Torah, cities of refuge,
preserving boundaries, rules of war, exemptions for military duty, preservation of fruit trees, and unsolved murders.
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Vayakhel
[Exodus 35:1 - 38:20]
The people bring an array of gifts for the Tabernacle until they are told
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Ki Teitze
[Deuteronomy 21:9 - 25:19]"When you go to war" - the rules of the war-captive wife. The Rebellious Son; shatnez [mixed fibers], tzitzis [fringes], laws pertaining to lost property, the educational responsibility of parents to their children, and kindness to animals. Most mitzvot of any parsha, 27 "do" and 47 "don't do." Remember to forget Amalek.
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Pikudei
Exodus 38:21 - 40:38] The cloud of glory covers
the completed Tabernacle as the Israelites stand in the distance.
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Ki Tavo
[Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8] Moses
continues, giving the laws of tithing and first fruits, blessings and
curses for following or not following the commandments - the "tokaychot" list of 98 penalties [the first list is in Behukotai].
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Vayikra
[Leviticus 1:1 - 5:25]
HASHEM
reveals the sacrifical laws.
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Nitzavim
[Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20]
The
Torah of Obligation and the Dance of Reciprocity. Moses continues
his farewell speech, HASHEM tells the people to
"Choose Life." "Adding water upon the thirsty."
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Tzav
[Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36]
Instructions to Aharon about the duties of the Kohanim - removal of the ashes, various fires and offerings, consecration of the kohanim, The seven day inauguration at the Tent of Meeting.
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Vayeilech
[Deuteronomy 31:1 - 30] Joshua is appointed successor
to Moses. Moses completes the writing of the Torah.
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Shemini
[Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47] Laws describing kosher and
nonkosher animals are enumerated. Issues of skin, clothes, houses, and bodily emissions. Nadab and Abihu bring strange fire. "Darosh darash" - middle words in Torah.
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Haazinu
[Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52] The Song of Moses, in
which he calls upon heaven and earth to witness HASHEM's
dependability.
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Tazria
[Leviticus 12:1-13:59] Cleanliness and uncleanllness
are defined in relation to childbirth and leprosy.
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Vezot ha Berachah
[Deuteronomy 33:1 - 34:12] Moses'
final blessing poem and the report of his death on mount Nebo. Joshua
becomes the leader of Israel. The quality of Moses' prophecy.
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