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This Week's Torah Portion

Sh'mot
שְׁמוֹת
Names

These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. - Exodus 1:1-4

Torah

Exodus 1:1−6:1

Haftarah

Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23

When

/ 18 Tevet 5785

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