In Torah Tidbits, each week, a member of HCS provides a brief explication of the week’s Torah portion, aimed at both the children and the adults of our Jewish community. These tidbits are intended to be informative, not authoritative. We welcome you to peruse our contribution to Jewish learning.

As a Reconstructionist synagogue, HCS follows the Triennial Calendar. Thus, we read only one third of the Torah portion each year, completing our study every three years.

Triennial Year 1

Triennial Year 2

Genesis

Triennial Year 3

Exodus

Bamidbar בְּמִדְבַּר the Census Numbers 30:2 to 31:54

Nasso the Levites נָשׂא Numbers 4:21 to 5:10

Beha’alotchathe Levites בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ Numbers 8:1 to 9:14

Sh’lach – the spies שְׁלַח־לְךָ Numbers 13:1 to 14:7

Korach – the Rebellion קוֹרַח
Numbers 16:1 to 17:15

Chukat Balak חֻקַּת־בָּלָק Numbers 19:1 to 21:20

Pinchas – the Census פִּינְחָס
Numbers 25:10 to 26:51

Matot-Masei – oaths and war  מַּטּוֹת־מַסְעֵי Numbers 30:2 to 31″54

Devarim — Moses reviews דְּבָרִים
Deuteronomy 1:1 to 2:1

Vaetchanan – Moses Reminisces וָאֶתְחַנַּן Numbers 3:23 to 6:25

Eikev – God’s promises עֵקֶב
Deuteronomy 7:12 to 11:25

Re’eh — Rejoice in the Lord רְאֵה
Deuteronomy 11:26 to 16:17

Shoftim – Justice שׁוֹפְטִים Deuteronomy 16:18 to 18:5

Ki teitzei כִּי־תֵצֵא
Deuteronomy 21:10 to 23:7

Ki Tavo כִּי־תָבוֹא
Deuteronomy 26:1 to 27:10

Nitzavim-Vayeilech נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ
Deuteronomy 29:9 to 30:14

Ha’Azinu – God’s Poem הַאֲזִינוּ
Deuteronomy 32:1 to 32:52

Sukkot סוּכּוֹת
Leviticus 22:26 to 23:44

Leviticus 



Numbers

Deuteronomy

V’Zot Haberakhah וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה
Leviticus 33:1 to 34:12

Simchat Torah: The end of the Torah and the Beginning שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Deuteronomy 33:1 to 34:12