by Shelley | Mar 5, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Exodus
This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tissa, which covers Exodus 30:11–34:35. It is also the week Jews in Israel and abroad celebrate Purim. Purim is the joyous Jewish holiday that marks the survival of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire after a plot to...
by Shelley | Feb 25, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Exodus
This week, we explore the Torah portion called Tetzaveh, which translates to “you command.” This section covers Exodus 27:20-30:10. Much of the reading is about the priesthood, one of the most critical institutions in Israel’s spiritual architecture. Tetzaveh covers...
by Shelley | Feb 22, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Ezekiel
This week we enter the nineteenth weekly Torah portion, Terumah (Exodus 25:1–27:19), which in Hebrew means “offering.” At this point in the Exodus story, the Israelites have just witnessed the dramatic crossing of the Red Sea and stood at the base of Mount Sinai to...
by Shelley | Feb 5, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Exodus
This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 18:1–20:23. As you have already noticed by now, each of the 54 weekly Torah readings get their own title. The titles usually derive from the first meaningful word or words in the text. Mostly, the titles translate to unrevealing...
by Shelley | Jan 29, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Exodus
This week’s portion is Beshalach (Exodus 13:17–17:16), which translates to “when he sent.” The name comes from the opening verse: “When Pharaoh let the people go…” (13:17). After ten rounds of increasingly destructive plagues, Pharaoh finally agreed to release...
by Shelley | Jan 21, 2026 | Bible Fiber, Exodus
This week’s Torah portion, Bo, covers Exodus 10:1 to 13:16. The narrative intensity hits its peak here. The last three of the ten plagues descend on Egypt: locusts devour the crops, impenetrable darkness shrouds the land, and finally, the firstborns of every Egyptian...
