Friday, 11 August, 19:00-20:30 (synagogue and/or zoom – to be confirmed)
Kabbalat Shabbat led by Ari Warshawsky
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Torah Weekly Portion
R’eih
רְאֵה
See [This Day I Set Before You Blessing and Curse]
Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17
Summary
God places both blessing and curse before the Israelites. They are taught that blessing will come through the observance of God’s laws. (11:26–32)
Moses’ third discourse includes laws about worship in a central place (12:1–28); injunctions against idolatry (12:29–13:19) and self-mutilation (14:1–2); dietary rules (14:3–21); and laws about tithes (14:22–25), debt remission (15:1–11), the release and treatment of Hebrew slaves (15:12–18), and firstlings (15:19–23).
Moses reviews the correct sacrifices to be offered during the Pilgrim Festivals—Pesach, Sukkot, and Shavuot. (16:1-17)
Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/reih
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5