Mount Sinai Narrative of Shemot (Exodus) 19-24 Thinking about the weekly Torah portions led me to revisit Shemot (Exodus) Chapters 19 through 24, which recounts the narrative of the giving of Torah to Moshe/Moses (מֹשֶׁה) and ha‘am (הָעָם)/the people, who are also identified as Beit Ya‘akov (בֵּית יַעֲקֹב)/the House of Jacob, and Bnei Yisrael (בְּנֵי…
Topic: Gematria
A Short Kabbalistic Analysis of Parshah
I’ve been thinking about the weekly practice of reading Torah. I decided to do a bit of Kabbalistic analysis of the Hebrew word “parshah,” which means “portion” and refers to the weekly portions of Torah that are regularly read in community (and sometimes at home). This is an independent study, something I did on my…