Rabbi Daniel Silverstein

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Succot

Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Succot

“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Sovereign, Hashem, the God of Israel” Exodus 34:23

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Map of Israel by Rabbi Chaim Salomon Pinta of Sefat, 1875 (Wikimedia Commons)

Grapes galore: vineyard harvest in France (Getty Images)

Parashah of the week: Ki Tetzei

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God speaks to Moses, from the Philip Medhurst Collection of Bible Illustrations (Wikimedia)

Parashah of the week: Korach

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Parashah of the week: Bechukkotai

“And I will grant peace in the Land, and you will lie down untroubled by anyone; I will remove wild beasts from the Land, and no sword will pass through your land| Leviticus 26:6

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May 30, 2024 11:34

Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed

“You will see My back, but My face shall not be seen” Exodus 33:23

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April 25, 2024 09:17

Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed

“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you were leaving Egypt, how he happened upon you on the way and cut off all the stragglers at your rear, when you were faint and weary, and he did not fear God” Deuteronomy 25:17-18

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March 21, 2024 13:52

Parashah of the week: Terumah

“You will make planks for the Tabernacle” Exodus 26:15

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February 14, 2024 10:00

Parashah of the week: Va’era

“I will liberate you from the labours of the Egyptians and rescue you from their bondage… But when Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to Moses because of shortness of breath and hard labour” Exodus 6:6-9

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January 11, 2024 15:44