Monthly Archives: May 2020

Parsha “Shavout – and a bit of Naso”– teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Chag S’meach! This is another special week, since the regular Torah portion is — at least somewhat! — pre-empted by the final spring feast of Shavuot. But because it turns out to be SO apropos anyway, Mark Call decided to … Continue reading

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Parsha “Bemidbar”– teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Parsha “Bemidbar” begins the new Book with the same name (“Nunbers” in the English, which is also quite descriptive!) with instructions that Yahuah gave to Moses b’midbar, or “In the wilderness” of Sinai. It is also the first commanded “head … Continue reading

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Parsha “Behar– Bechukotai”– teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Double-Parsha “Behar-Bechukotai” (Leviticus chapter 25 through the end of the Book) begins with instructions that Yahuah gave to Moses “Behar Sinai,” or on Mount Sinai. They start with the “shemitta” year, or year of rest for the land on a … Continue reading

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Parsha “Kedoshim – Emor”– teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

One more week, Mark combines a somewhat different than traditional pairing of Torah portions in the annual sequence, but, after all, the Biblical-scale global economic and social[ist] upheaval certainly marks “interesting times” that fit as well. Parsha “Kedoshim” (Leviticus chapters … Continue reading

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Parsha “Metzorah-Acharei Mot”– teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

This week is a “double-portion,” but NOT the one that is often paired as part of the standard Torah cycle. Last week’s parsha began a look at a ‘plague’ or affliction — arguably spiritual in nature — that hasn’t been … Continue reading

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