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The Life of Miriam from the Bible

October 26, 2023January 12, 2022

Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, is one of the most famous women in the Bible.

She is not mentioned in very many verses. However, we can use those verses together with Jewish tradition to learn a lot about her life.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers, Shemot - Exodus Tags Aaron - Aharon, angels - malachim, Miriam, Moses - Moshe

Parshat Yitro Summary

February 13, 2025January 9, 2022

Parshat Yitro is the 5th parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 18:1 – 20:23, or a total of 75 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Jethro - Yitro, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai

Parshat Beshalach Summary

January 29, 2026January 6, 2022

Parshat Beshalach is the 4th parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

The Shabbat of this parsha is also called Shabbat Shira based on the song the Jewish people sang after escaping from the Egyptians.

This parsha is verses Exodus 13:17 – 17:16, or a total of 116 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Joshua - Yehoshua, miracle, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro

Parshat Bo Summary

January 22, 2026January 5, 2022

Parshat Bo is the 3rd parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 10:1 – 13:16, or a total of 105 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags miracle, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, plagues

Parshat Vaeira Summary

January 15, 2026December 26, 2021

Parshat Vaeira is the 2nd parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 6:2 – 9:35, or a total of 121 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Aaron - Aharon, miracle, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, plagues

Parshat Shemot Summary

January 16, 2025December 23, 2021

Parshat Shemot is the 1st parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 1:1 – 6:1 for a total of 124 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, Zipporah

Parshat Balak Summary

July 9, 2025June 22, 2021

Parshat Balak is the seventh parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers). In some years it is combined with the sixth parsha, Parshat Chukat.

This parsha is verses Numbers 22:2 – 25:9, for a total of 104 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags altar - mizbeach, angels - malachim, Balaam - Bilam

Parshat Bamidbar Summary

June 6, 2024May 27, 2021

Parshat Bamidbar is the first parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers).

This parsha is verses Numbers 1:1 – 4:20, or a total of 159 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Aaron - Aharon, priest - kohen, tabernacle - mishkan

Parshat Beshalach – Tomorrow?

August 8, 2024January 25, 2018

This morning while reading Parshat Beshalach, I was struck by verse 17:9 (Artscroll translation):

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags fast day, Mishna, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Sorotzkin

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat

August 18, 2024January 17, 2018

1 Day or 2 Days?

Chodesh tov.

This post started out as an email, but I decided to turn it into a post on the blog.

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Categories Rosh Chodesh Tags Mishna
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