Parshah Vayetzei 2024 This week's Torah portion, "Vayetzei," means "And he left" and it is found in Genesis 28:10. We begin with Jacob fleeing his home and family in Beersheva, as Esau wants to kill him for stealing his blessing from their father Isaac. Jacob encamps...
Wishing You and Your Loved Ones a Happy Thanksgiving! Parshah Toldot 2024 This week’s Torah portion, "Toldot," means "generations" or “history” and is found in Genesis 25:19. After years of prayer, Rivka becomes pregnant with twins and G-d tells her that “there are two nations in your womb”,...
Parshah Vayera This week’s Torah portion is called, "Vayera," which means "And He appeared.” It is action packed and found in Genesis 18:1. It begins with God appearing to Abraham three days after his circumcision which marked his covenant with G-d. Then three strangers (angels) appear and...
Parshah Naso This week’s Torah portion, "Naso," means "Count" and is found in the book of Numbers 4:22. Here, G-d directs Moses to complete the headcount of the Children of Israel in the Sinai Desert. There is a specific counting of the Levite men, between the ages of...
Come join us this Tuesday evening, June 11th, at 6:30pm as we mark the beginning of the festival of Shavuot. This holiday marks the anniversary of the seven week period, after Passover, when we received the Torah on Mount Sinai. That is why Shavuot is also called Zeman Matan...
Passover 2024 This week, Shabbat falls in the middle of Passover (which is celebrated from April 22 to April 30 2024). This is one of the three times a year that we are to ingather, commune, and celebrate. We commemorate the birth of the Hebrews as...
This week’s Torah portion is “Metzora,” which is often mistranslated as “leper” and found in Leviticus Chapter 14. We’re continuing with the teaching about people, clothing, and homes that are afflicted with tzara’at (a skin disease or infection). Tzara’at is the physical result of a...
Society of Jewish Science Kabbalat Shabbat Friday, April 12, 2024 - 7:00PM (Hybrid Service - in person/Zoom) Parshah Tazria This week’s Torah portion Tazria, which means “conceives”, is found in Leviticus 12:1–13:59. Here we continue discussing the laws of “tumah v’taharah”, ritual impurity and purity. The parshah begins by explaining that...
Chag Sameach Pesach 5784 Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 6:30PM (In person only) Makor’s Society of Jewish Science Invites you to attend “A Taste of Israel” Passover Seder on the Second night of Passover, Tuesday evening, April 23rd, 2024 - 6:30 PM Limited seating RSVP to rabbiyymatous@hushmail.com Light Dairy Foods will be served Please let us know...
Invites you to the wonderful and marvelous musical - Oy Father ...