The Weekly Parashah
Cycles. Repetitions. Birth. Death. Rebirth.
Scripture gives us many examples of cyclical patterns: days, months, years, the moedim, the daily prayers, and even life itself.
In that spirit, Ezra and the men of the Great Assembly established a periodic schedule of readings of the Torah along with corresponding readings from the Nevi'im and Ketuvim. In this cycle the Torah is sectioned into weekly readings each called a parashah. The plural form of the word is parashyot. This provides a yearly cycle through which individuals can read through, study, and learn about the entire Torah. Some take this reading cycle and apply it to a three year period which allows for a more in-depth study of each portion. The articles below provide information about each parashah as well as Messianic insights and other observations within each portion. |
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