No Weekday Morning Services
No Introduction to Judaism course on Wednesday, 6 July
Friday, 8 July, 19:00-20:30
Kabbalat Shabbat
followed by a pizza dinner / suivi d’un dîner pizza
Please register by Thursday, 7 July 12pm
Veuillez vous inscrire avant midi le jeudi 7 juillet
Consider bringing a salad / Pensez à ramener une salade
Torah Weekly Portion
Chukat
חֻקַּת
The Ritual Law
Numbers 19:1−22:1
Summary
The laws of the red heifer to purify a person who has had contact with a corpse are given. (19:1-22)
The people arrive at the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies and is buried there. (20:1)
The people complain that they have no water. Moses strikes the rock to get water for them. God tells Moses and Aaron they will not enter the Land of Israel. (20:2-13)
The king of Edom refuses to let the Children of Israel pass through his land. After Aaron’s priestly garments are given to his son Eleazer, Aaron dies. (20:14-29)
After they are punished for complaining about the lack of bread and water, the Israelites repent and are victorious in battle against the Amorites and the people of Bashan, whose lands they capture. (21:4-22:1)
Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chukat
Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33