Biblical Hebrew and Hebrew Bible Studies Program

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Re’eh’ (Hebrew for ‘see’). This is the fourth ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Deuteronomy

One of the main issues of the weekly Torah portion is law and justice. In fact, the motif of justice

The weekly Torah portion describes the inheritance rights of the firstborn: “If a man has two wives, the one loved

Chapter 13 of the Book of Deuteronomy opens with the following words: “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams

Today we will talk a bit about the geography of the Holy Land, as can be found in our weekly

Yesterday we mentioned Chapter 13 of the Book of Deuteronomy. This chapter is the origin of the Hebrew figure of

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Nitzavim’ {ניצבים} (Hebrew for ‘are standing’). This is the eighth ‘Parashah’ in the

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Devarim’ (Hebrew for ‘words’). This is the first ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Deuteronomy

When Moses gave his speech to Israel before they entered the Promised Land the Bible tells us the following: “Beyond

The famous Seven Species that the Land of Israel was blessed with perpetually are mentioned in our weekly Torah portion: “For