This Week's Torah Portion
Sh'mot
שְׁמוֹת
Names
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. - Exodus 1:1-4
Torah
Exodus 1:1−6:1Haftarah
Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23When
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