Behukkotai
Jan 1, 1980
19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
My refuge in a day of trouble,
To You nations shall come
From the ends of the earth and say:
Our fathers inherited utter delusions,
Things that are futile and worthless.
Mattot-Masei
Jan 1, 1980
3 If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips.
Read MoreShabbat Mahar Hodesh
Jan 1, 1980
18 Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow will be the new moon; and you will be missed when your seat remains vacant.
Read MoreBeha’alotekha
Jan 1, 1980
14 Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst–declares the Lord.
Read MoreSimhat Torah
Jan 1, 1980
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ attendant:
2 “My servant Moses is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan, together with all this people, into the land that I am giving to the Israelites.
Read MorePesah Day 7
Jan 1, 1980
17 Now when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although it was nearer; for God said, “The people may have a change of heart when they see war, and return to Egypt.”
Read MoreLekh Lekha
Jan 1, 1980
1 The Lord said to Abram, Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
Read MoreHanukkah (First Shabbat)
Jan 1, 1980
14 Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst — declares the LORD.
Read MoreNitzavim
Jan 1, 1980
9 You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God — your tribal heads, your elders and your officials, all the men of Israel, 10 your children, your wives, even the stranger within your camp, from woodchopper to waterdrawer — 11 to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, which the Lord your God is concluding with you this day, with its sanctions; 12 to the end that He may establish you this day as His people and be your God, as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Read MoreNitzavim-Vayeilekh
Jan 1, 1980
9 You stand this day, all of you, before the Lord your God — your tribal heads, your elders and your officials, all the men of Israel, 10 your children, your wives, even the stranger within your camp, from woodchopper to waterdrawer — 11 to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, which the Lord your God is concluding with you this day, with its sanctions; 12 to the end that He may establish you this day as His people and be your God, as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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