What story do we read on Rosh Hashanah?

This Shabbat: Rosh Hashanah 5781 On the first day, we read the story of the birth of Isaac and the subsequent exile of Hagar and Ishmael from Abraham’s home. On the second day, we read the story of the binding of Isaac.

What holiday do Jews start reading Torah?

Simhat Torah
Simchat Torah

Simhat Torah
Observed by	Jews
Type	Jewish
Significance	The culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Conclusion of the annual Torah reading cycle. Final Parsha from Deuteronomy is read in synagogue. Everyone is called to the Torah reading. Then first Parsha from Genesis is read.

What day does the Torah portion start?

The appropriate parashah is chanted publicly by a designated reader (ba’al koreh) in Jewish prayer services, starting with a partial reading on the afternoon of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, i.e. Saturday afternoon, again during the Monday and Thursday morning services, and ending with a full reading during the …

What is the Torah portion for Yom Kippur?

Leviticus 16:1–34: The text tells the ritual of Yom Kippur. After the death of Aaron’s sons, God told Moses to tell Aaron not to come at will into the Most Holy Place, lest he die, for God appeared in the cloud there.

What is a haftarah portion?

The haftarah or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה; “parting,” “taking leave”), (plural form: haftarot or haftoros) is a series of selections from the books of Nevi’im (“Prophets”) of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.

What is the longest Torah portion?

parashah
The parashah is the longest of the weekly Torah portions in the book of Exodus (although not the longest in the Torah, which is Naso), and is made up of 7,424 Hebrew letters, 2,002 Hebrew words, 139 verses, and 245 lines in a Torah scroll (Sefer Torah).

How often is the Torah read?

three times each week
The Torah scrolls are taken out from the Ark (Aron ha kodesh) and portions read in the synagogue three times each week. On Mondays and Thursdays small sections are read. The main reading is on the morning of Shabbat (Sabbath). Over the course of the year the whole scroll is read in sequence.

Is Yom Kippur in the Torah?

The laws of Yom Kippur are mentioned in three passages in the Torah: Leviticus 23:26–32: God said to Moses that the tenth day of the month is the day of atonement and will be holy. The people must give a fire-offering to God and must not work.

What story do we read on Rosh Hashanah? This Shabbat: Rosh Hashanah 5781 On the first day, we read the story of the birth of Isaac and the subsequent exile of Hagar and Ishmael from Abraham’s home. On the second day, we read the story of the binding of Isaac. What holiday do Jews start…