Torah portions

The Bible was broken down into "bite size" portions, called Parsha's, that are to be read throughout the year. If you were to go to any Synagogue in the world, you'd be on the same portion. Being believers in the Meshiach (Yeshua/Jesus) we include the Brit Chadashah (New Testament). Every Sunday, on the left hand side I will post the Torah portion for the week.  I have broken it down by days, however, you could read the whole portion several times during the week as well. Our Brit Chadashah portions are from the Complete Jewish Bible by David H. Stern.

The beginning of the Torah readings begins on Simchat Torah, which usually is in the month of October a couple of weeks after Rosh HaShanah (The New Year). Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Law/Joy of the Torah) is the day you read the last chapter of Deuteronomy and immediately start with the first chapter of Genesis. This symbolizes a circle or never ending of God's word.

The "Jewish" Bible is called the Tanakh which is an acronym. It includes the first five books of Moses or Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im) and the Writings (Kethuvim). In some instances the word Torah can be used to represent what Christians call the Old Testament. On this blog this is how the word Torah will be used.

Our portions include the Torah (one of the five books of Moses), the Haftorah (meaning which comes from "concluding portion") and Brit Chadashah (New Testament).