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Return To The Forgotten Path
by Return.rest
Welcome to the Return to the Forgotten Path Podcast! Join us on this journey, to travel onto a forgotten pathway that leads to rest and restoration. This podcast is a weekly study of this week's Torah (the First 5 Books of the Bible, or Mosaic Law) portion, known as a Parsha. It's a weekly reading according to the Annual Torah cycle. Every week we will have a discussion filled with both historical and cultural viewpoints as it pertains to the return to the forgotten path that is increasingly happening all around the world.
Episodes
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V'zot HaBerakhah 5783
In this Torah portion, Moses gives the tribes of Israel a final blessing and dies at the age of 120. The Children of Israel mourn and begin to follow Joshua, their new leader. TORAH Deuteronomy 33:1 - 34:12 HAFTARAH Joshua 1:1 - 1:18 Brit Chadasha Rev 22:1-5
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Ha'azinu 5783
Happy New Year! The word Ha'azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) literally means "give ear," an expression meaning "Listen to this." It is also the name of the fifty-third and second-to-last reading from the Torah. It is the first word of the Song of Moses, which begins with the words "Give ear (Ha'azinu), O...
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Vayelech 5782
Vayelech He went — וַיֵּלֶךְ Reading / Audio Instructions TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 31:1-31:30 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 55:6-56:8 GOSPEL: MATTHEW 21:9-17
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Nitzavim
Nitzavim Standing/He went — נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ Reading / Audio Instructions TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 29:9-31:30 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 61:10-63:9 GOSPEL: JOHN 12:41-50; MATTHEW 21:9-17
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Ki Tavo 5782
Ki Tavo When you come in — כִּי־תָבוֹא Reading / Audio Instructions TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 26:1-29:8 * HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 60:1-22 GOSPEL: MATTHEW 4:13-24
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Ki'Tetze 5782
Moshe returns to the immediate concern of the conquest of the Promised Land by providing a number of specific laws and instructions to be enforced regarding civil life in Israel. Portion Outline TORAH Deuteronomy 21:10 | Female Captives Deuteronomy 21:15 | The Right of the Firstborn Deuteronomy...
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Shoftim 5782
The commandment for the king to write a copy of the Torah demonstrates the work of Messiah. He Himself is the Word made flesh. He is the copy of the Torah in human form. Furthermore, He writes a copy of the Torah as He writes the Torah upon our hearts. The Torah of King Messiah is written not…
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RE’EH 5782
Re'eh See — רְאֵה TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 11:26-16:17 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 54:11-55:5 GOSPEL: JOHN 6:35-51
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Ekev 5782
Ekev Consequence — עֵקֶב TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 7:12-11:25 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 49:14-51:3 GOSPEL: MATTHEW 16:13-20
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Va'etchanan 5782
Va'etchanan I pleaded — וָאֶתְחַנַּן TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 3:23-7:11 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 40:1-26 GOSPEL: LUKE 3:2-15
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Devarim 5782
Devarim Words — דְּבָרִים TORAH: DEUTERONOMY 1:1-3:22 HAFTARAH: ISAIAH 1:1-27 GOSPEL: MATTHEW 24:1-22
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Mattot-Massei 5782
42nd and 43rd reading to conclude the book of Numbers
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Pinchas 5782
Pinchas Phinehas — פִּינְחָס TORAH: NUMBERS 25:10-30:1 * HAFTARAH: 1 KINGS 18:46-19:21 GOSPEL: JOHN 2:13-22
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Balak 5782
Balak Balak — בָּלָק TORAH: NUMBERS 22:2-25:9 HAFTARAH: MICAH 5:6-6:8 * GOSPEL: MATTHEW 21:1-11
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Chukat 5782
Chukat Statute — חֻקַּת TORAH: NUMBERS 19:1-22:1 HAFTARAH: JUDGES 11:1-33 GOSPEL: JOHN 19:38-42
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Korach 5782
Korach Korah — קוֹרַח TORAH: NUMBERS 16:1-18:32 HAFTARAH: 1 SAMUEL 11:14-12:22 GOSPEL: JOHN 19:1-17
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Shelach or Shelach Lecha 5782
The thirty-seventh reading from the Torah is called Shelach, an imperative verb that means "send out." The portion is so named from the first few words of the second verse: "Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan" (Numbers 13:2). The Torah reading tells the tragic...
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Beha’alotcha 5782
The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha'alotcha, a word that literally means "When you ascend." It comes from the first verse of the portion, which could literally be translated as "When you ascend the lamps" (Numbers 8:2), a reference...
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Nasso 5782
The second reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-fifth reading from the Torah is called Nasso, a word that literally means "lift up." It comes from the first word of the second verse in Hebrew, which could literally be translated to say, "Lift up the heads of the sons of Gershon," an...
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Bamidbar 5782
The Hebrew name of the fourth book of the Torah (also the name of the first reading) is Bamidbar, which means "In the wilderness." It comes from the first words of the first verse, which say, "Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai" (Numbers 1:1). The English title of the book is...
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Bechukotai 5782
Reading TORAH: Leviticus 25:1-27:34 HAFTARAH: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 GOSPEL: Luke 4:14-22; Matthew 16:20-28 Portion Summary Bechukotai The last reading from the book of Leviticus is called Bechukotai, which means "In My Statutes." The name comes from the first verse of the reading, which begins…
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Behar 5782
The thirty-second reading from the Torah and second-to-last reading from the book of Leviticus is called Behar, which means "On the Mountain." The name comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to read, "The LORD then spoke to Moses on Mount...
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Emor 5782
The thirty-first reading from the Torah is called Emor, a title that comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Speak (emor) to the priests, the sons of Aaron ...'" (Leviticus 21:1). Emor begins with special laws of sanctity, propriety and purity for the...
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Kedoshim 5782
Portion Summary The thirtieth reading from the Torah and seventh reading from Leviticus is named Kedoshim, which mean "holy." The title comes from the words in Leviticus 19:2, which says, "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy." Leviticus 19 describes the holy community through a...
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Achrei Mot 5782
TORAH: LEVITICUS 16:1-18:30HAFTARAH: EZEKIEL 22:1-19GOSPEL: MATTHEW 15:10-20; MARK 12:28-34 The above audio readings are for the regular weekly Torah portions, but are often interrupted with special readings on Jewish holidays, special Sabbaths, and Rosh Chodesh. We only provide the regular audio...
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Metzora 5782
Portion Summary The twenty-eighth reading from the Torah is Metzora, a word that means "leper." The word appears in the second verse of the reading, which says, "This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing" (Leviticus 14:2). Leviticus 14 spells out the complex purification...
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Tazria 5782
Portion Summary The name of the twenty-seventh reading from the Torah is Tazria, which means "she conceived." The name is derived from the words of Leviticus 12:2, where the LORD says to Moses, "When a woman [conceives] and bears a male child." Leviticus 12 discusses the laws of purification…
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Shemini 5782
Shemini is the twenty-sixth reading from the Torah and third reading from the book of Leviticus. The word shemini means "eighth," and it comes from the first words of Exodus 9:1, which says, "Now it came about on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel"...
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Tzav 5782
Portion Summary The twenty-fifth reading from the Torah and second reading from the book of Leviticus is called Tzav, which means "Command." The name comes from the first word of Leviticus 6:9, where the LORD says to Moses, "Command Aaron and his sons ..." Tzav reiterates the five types of...
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Vayikra 5782
The title "Leviticus" is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Leviticus is predominantly concerned with Levitical rituals. An older Hebrew name for the book was "The Laws of the Priesthood," but in Judaism today, it is referred to by the name Vayikra, which...
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Pekudei 5782
The twenty-third reading from the Torah and last reading from the book of Exodus is called Pekudei, which means "Accounts." The first words of the first verse of the reading could be literally translated to read, "These are the accounts (pekudei) of the Tabernacle" (Exodus 38:21). The last…
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Vayakhel 5782
The twenty-second reading from the Torah and the second-to-last reading from the book of Exodus is called Vayakhel, which means "and he assembled." The name comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to read, "And Moses assembled all the...
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Ki Tisa 5782
Portion Summary Ki Tisa, the twenty-first reading from the Torah, literally means "when you lift up." It comes from the first words of the second verse of the reading, which could be literally rendered, "When you lift up the head of the sons of Israel to reckon them" (Exodus 30:12). The phrase...
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Tetzaveh 5782
Tetzaveh is the twentieth reading from the Torah. Tetzaveh means "You shall command," as in the first verse of the reading, which says, "You shall [command] the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually" (Exodus 27:20). This…
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Terumah 5782
Portion Summary The nineteenth reading from the Torah is named Terumah. In Exodus 25:2, the LORD commanded Moses to "tell the sons of Israel to [take] a contribution for Me." Terumah is a word with no real English equivalent; some common translations are "contribution" or "heave offering". In the...
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Mishpatim 5782
The eighteenth reading from the Torah is named Mishpatim, which means "judgments." The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to say, "And these are the judgments which you will place before them" (Exodus 21:1). The first three...
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Yitro 5782
The seventeenth reading from the Torah is named Yitro, which is the literal Hebrew behind the name Jethro. The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which says, "Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for...
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Beshalach 5782
The sixteenth reading from the Torah is named Beshalach, which means "When he sent." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which can be literally translated to say, "And it happened when Pharaoh sent out the people." The reading tells the adventures of the Israelites as they leave...
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Bo 5782
The fifteenth reading from the Torah is named Bo which means "Come." The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which say, "Then the LORD said to Moses, '[Come] to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart" (Exodus 10:1). The portion begins by concluding the narrative of...
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Va'era 5782
The second reading from the book of Exodus and fourteenth reading from the Torah is named Va'era, which means "And I appeared." The title comes from the first words of the second verse of the reading, which says, "And I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty" (Exodus 6:3). The...
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Shemot 5782
Shemot is both the title for the second book from the scroll of the Torah and the title of the first Torah portion therein. Shemot means "names." The English-speaking world calls this book Exodus. The Hebrew title for the book comes from the opening phrase of the book: "Now these are the names...
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Vayechi 5782
The last reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayechi, which means "and he lived." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years" (Genesis 47:28). In this Torah portion, Jacob prepares for his death by securing a double...
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Vayigash 5782
The eleventh reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayigash, which means "and he came near." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Then Judah [came near] him" (Genesis 44:18). The portion begins with the dramatic unveiling of Joseph's true identity and his...
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Miketz 5782
Portion Summary The tenth reading from the book of Genesis is named Miketz, which means "the end." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream" (Genesis 41:1). The portion begins with Pharaoh's portentous...
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Vayeshev 5782
The ninth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayeshev, which means "and he dwelt." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Now Jacob [dwelt] in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan" (Genesis 37:1). Despite the portion's name and first...
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VAYISHLACH 5782
The eighth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayishlach, which means "and he sent." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom" (Genesis 32:3 [verse 4 in...
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VAYETZE 5782
The seventh reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayetze, which means "and he went out." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, "And Jacob went out from Beersheba" (Genesis 28:10 KJV). This portion tells the story of Jacob's flight from his brother Esau, his vision…
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Toldot 2021/5782
This parsha is taken from Genesis 25:19 - 28:9. The sixth reading from the book of Genesis is named Toldot, which means "generations." It is so named because the Torah portion begins with the words "Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac" (Genesis 25:19). Toldot tells us the story…
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Chayei Sarah 5782 / 2021
The fifth reading from the book of Genesis is named Chayei Sarah. It means "Sarah lived," because the narrative begins with the words "Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years" (Genesis 23:1). This portion of the Torah is filled with romance and sorrow. It tells the story of how Abraham...
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Vayera 5782
The fourth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayera. It means "And he appeared" because the first story describes how the LORD appeared to Abraham one day as he sat outside his tent. Section Vayera continues with the series of tests of faith for Abraham, concluding in one great and final...
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Welcome to the Return to the Forgotten Path Podcast! Join us on this journey, to travel onto a forgotten pathway that leads to rest and restoration. This podcast is a weekly study of this week's Torah (the First 5 Books of the Bible, or Mosaic Law) portion, known as a Parsha. It's a weekly reading according to the Annual Torah cycle. Every week we will have a discussion filled with both historical and cultural viewpoints as it pertains to the return to the forgotten path that is increasingly happening all around the world.
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