Balak (בָּלָק—Hebrew for "Balak," a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 40th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה...
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The term parashah, parasha or parashat (Hebrew: פָּרָשָׁה Pārāšâ, "portion", Tiberian /pɔrɔˈʃɔ/, Sephardi /paraˈʃa/, plural: parashot or parashiyot, also...
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word in the parashah) is the first weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah consists of Genesis...
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for "and He called," the first word in the parashah) is the 24th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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popularly abbreviated to parashah (also parshah /pɑːrʃə/ or parsha), and is also known as a Sidra or Sedra /sɛdrə/. The parashah is a section of the Torah...
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Chukat (section For Parashat Chukat–Balak)
Shavuot for two days), Parashat Chukat is combined with the subsequent parashah, Balak, in the Diaspora to synchronize readings thereafter with those in Israel...
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after the story of Balaam, who had been hired by the Moabite chieftain, Balak, to curse the Israelites. Balaam failed to do so, as God had put words in...
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Lech-Lecha (section Connection to the parashah)
for you"—the fifth and sixth words in the parashah) is the third weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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festivals and fast days. Typically, the haftara is thematically linked to the parashah (weekly Torah portion) that precedes it. The haftara is sung in a chant...
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Tzav (section Connection to the Parashah)
word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 25th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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parashiyyot to have this maqam applied are Toledot and Balak when the main characters, Esau and Balak, respectively, are angered. This maqam is used in other...
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related to the Exodus Moses in Islam Stations of the Exodus Va'eira, Bo (parashah), and Beshalach: Torah portions (parashot) telling the Exodus story The...
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other Jewish communities who separate the biblical pericopes Chukat and Balak during the weekly Sabbath readings. Rather, the Yemenites traditionally...
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