Weekly Torah Reading (Read by an AI Voice)

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠⁠Here⁠⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotPekudei (Exodus 38:21–40:38)An exact accounting (“pekudei”) tallies every ounce of gold, silver, and bronze donated for the Mishkan, overseen by Ithamar of Aaron’s line and crafted by Bezalel and Oholiav. The artisans complete each vessel and garment to specification—the Ark and its cover, the table, menorah, altars, basin, curtains, and courtyard—along with the priestly garments, including the breastplate set with twelve stones and the golden frontlet inscribed “Holy to the Lord.” All the finished pieces are brought to Moses, who inspects the work and finds it precisely as God commanded.On the first day of the first month, Moses erects the Mishkan: he positions the furnishings, lights the menorah, sets out the bread, offers incense, places the altar and basin, and anoints the Tabernacle and its vessels. Aaron and his sons are clothed and anointed to serve. Then the cloud covers the Tent of Meeting, and the divine glory fills the sanctuary so intensely that Moses cannot enter. From this point forward, the cloud by day and fire by night guide Israel’s journeys—rising to signal travel, settling to call the people to make camp. Themes to listen for: transparency and trust in sacred giving, excellence in craft as an act of devotion, leadership that verifies and blesses faithful work, and God’s presence dwelling in the midst of a community prepared for it.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotVayakhel (Exodus 35:1–38:20)Moses gathers the entire community and begins with Shabbat—six days of work, the seventh for rest—teaching that sacred time frames sacred space. He then invites freewill gifts for the Mishkan: metals and dyed yarns, fine linen and skins, acacia wood, oil and spices, precious stones. Men and women respond with overflowing generosity; “wise-hearted” artisans step forward, including Bezalel and Oholiav, whom God fills with skill and a spirit of teaching. The donations become so abundant that Moses must proclaim a halt—there is more than enough.The building now moves from blueprint to reality: curtains and coverings are woven; the acacia frames and silver sockets rise; the parochet (veil) and entrance screen are crafted. The artisans make the Ark with its cherubim cover, the table for the bread of presence, the hammered menorah, the altars for incense and burnt offerings, the copper basin, and the courtyard hangings with their pillars and pegs. Every stitch and socket turns generosity into presence, culminating in a portable sanctuary ready to be assembled. Themes to listen for: Shabbat as the boundary that dignifies work, communal giving that creates holiness, craftsmanship as a form of worship, and the power of “enough” to complete a sacred task.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotKi Tisa (Exodus 30:11–34:35)A census is taken by each Israelite giving a half-shekel “ransom,” warding off plague and supporting the sanctuary. Instructions follow for the copper basin, the unique anointing oil and incense (not to be replicated), and the appointment of Bezalel and Oholiav—artisans “filled with the spirit of God” to craft the Mishkan. Shabbat is sealed as an eternal sign between God and Israel. Meanwhile, at the mountain’s foot, the people press Aaron, who fashions a golden calf; revelry erupts. Moses descends with the tablets, shatters them upon seeing the sin, burns the calf, and confronts Aaron. The Levites rally to Moses—judgment falls, and a plague strikes the camp.Moses intercedes with breathtaking courage—“Erase me from Your book if You will not forgive them”—and God agrees to continue with the people. In a tent outside the camp, the cloud descends and God speaks with Moses “as one speaks to a friend.” Moses pleads, “Show me Your glory,” and God shelters him in the cleft of a rock, proclaiming the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy. New tablets are carved; the covenant is renewed with core terms against idolatry and with rhythms of time—firstborn, festivals, and Shabbat. Moses returns radiant, his face shining so brightly that he wears a veil when speaking to the people. Themes to listen for: leadership that breaks and rebuilds, the danger of impatience and the lure of substitutes, holiness guarded by boundaries, artistry as sacred service, mercy stronger than failure, and second chances carved in stone.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotTetzaveh (Exodus 27:20–30:10)Pure olive oil keeps the menorah’s light burning “from evening to morning,” and Moses is told to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. Their garments are described in rich detail: the ephod woven of gold, blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen; onyx shoulder-stones engraved with the tribes; the choshen (breastplate) set with twelve precious stones and the Urim and Tumim; the blue me’il (robe) trimmed with pomegranates and bells; the tunic, sash, and headdress; and the golden tzitz inscribed “Holy to the Lord.” Through beauty and precision, clothing becomes vocation—bearing Israel before God.A seven-day consecration follows: washing, dressing, anointing, and offerings—a bull as sin offering, two rams (one as burnt offering, one for ordination), with blood placed on the right ear, thumb, and big toe of the priests, and portions waved before God. The daily tamid—two lambs, morning and twilight, with grain and wine—establishes continual service, as God promises to dwell among Israel. The portion concludes with the golden altar of incense, placed before the curtain, where aromatic incense is offered each morning and evening, with an annual atonement upon its horns. Notably, Moses’ name never appears in Tetzaveh; the commands address him as “you,” centering the priestly role and the community’s ongoing service. Themes to listen for: holiness woven into craft, constancy in daily worship, leadership clothed in responsibility, and sacred presence sustained by steady light and fragrance.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotTerumah (Exodus 25:1–27:19)God invites the people to bring freewill gifts—gold and silver, yarns of blue, purple, and crimson, fine linen and skins, wood and oil—so a sanctuary can be made “that I may dwell among them.” What follows is a detailed blueprint for the Mishkan, a portable meeting place where heaven touches earth. At its heart stands the Ark of the Covenant, overlaid with gold, with cherubim facing one another above the cover; there, between the wings, God’s voice will meet Moses. The table holds the bread of presence, signaling a continual offering of sustenance, and the seven-branched menorah is hammered from a single piece of pure gold, its cups shaped like almond blossoms to cast light inward.The portion then steps outward from holy core to holy space: curtains of fine linen embroidered with cherubim, layered coverings, and upright acacia boards fitted with silver sockets form the Tabernacle’s structure. A richly woven veil separates the Holy of Holies from the Holy, and a screen at the entrance marks the threshold. Finally, the bronze altar for burnt offerings, with its grating and horns, stands in the courtyard surrounded by linen hangings and pillars. Terumah shows holiness built from generous hearts and careful craftsmanship—beauty, order, and precise measurements turning everyday materials into a dwelling for the Divine. Themes to listen for: giving that becomes presence, light that reveals sacred work, and a holiness that radiates from the innermost center out into the camp.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotMishpatim (Exodus 21:1–24:18)Fresh from Sinai’s revelation, Israel receives a detailed civil and moral code that brings holiness into daily life. Laws address the treatment and release of the Hebrew bondsman; protections for the vulnerable; penalties for injury, theft, and negligence (including the goring ox and unsafe property); responsibilities of lenders and guardians; and the demand for truthful testimony and fair courts. The text insists on justice with compassion: do not oppress the stranger, widow, or orphan; return lost property; refuse bribes; give workers rest on Shabbat; let the land rest in the seventh year so the poor and animals may eat. Ritual rhythms also take shape: first fruits, prohibitions against idolatry and sorcery, the command not to cook a kid in its mother’s milk, and the three pilgrimage festivals—Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot.God promises an angel to lead Israel to the land if they heed His voice and dismantle idolatry. The covenant is then formally sealed: Moses writes the “Book of the Covenant,” builds an altar with twelve pillars, and young men offer sacrifices. The people respond, “We will do and we will hear,” as Moses sprinkles the blood of the covenant upon the altar and the people. Moses, Aaron, Nadav, Avihu, and seventy elders ascend, behold a vision of the Divine, and eat and drink. Finally, Moses climbs into the cloud atop Sinai for forty days and nights to receive the tablets and further instruction. Themes to listen for: justice that protects the powerless, responsibility for harm even without intent, sacred time as social equality, and a covenant embraced first by action and then by understanding.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠Chabad⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotYitro (Exodus 18:1–20:23)Jethro (Yitro), Moses’ father-in-law and priest of Midian, arrives in the wilderness with Zipporah and Moses’ sons after hearing how God rescued Israel. He rejoices, offers sacrifices, and then observes Moses judging the people alone from morning to evening. Jethro counsels a sustainable system: teach the laws and appoint capable, God-fearing judges over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens—leaders who handle routine disputes while Moses addresses the hardest cases. Strengthened by delegated justice, Moses sends Jethro home in peace.In the third month, Israel encamps before Mount Sinai. God offers a covenantal identity: “You have seen what I did to Egypt… I bore you on eagles’ wings… you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” The people answer, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” After days of preparation and setting boundaries around the mountain, thunder, lightning, a dense cloud, and the shofar’s blast announce the revelation. God speaks the Ten Commandments: exclusive loyalty to God, the prohibition of idols, honoring God’s Name, Shabbat rest, honoring parents, and bans on murder, adultery, theft, false testimony, and coveting. Overwhelmed, the people stand at a distance while Moses draws near. The portion concludes with instructions for a simple earthen altar—no hewn stone, no steps—signaling that holiness depends not on grandeur but on faithful approach. Themes to listen for: leadership through shared responsibility, freedom anchored by law, and a nation formed not just by escape from Egypt but by a calling at Sinai.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotBeshalach (Exodus 13:17–17:16)Israel marches out at last, guided by a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night, carrying Joseph’s bones and taking a longer route to avoid immediate war. Pharaoh gives chase; the people panic at the sea—until God parts the waters, Israel crosses on dry land, and the Egyptian chariots are swept away. On the far shore, Moses leads the Song at the Sea, while Miriam and the women answer with timbrels and dance, turning survival into praise and memory.Freedom brings its first tests in the wilderness. Bitter water at Marah is sweetened; at Elim, palms and springs offer respite. Manna and quail teach daily trust and the rhythm of Shabbat, with a double portion before the seventh day and none falling on it. At Rephidim, water flows from the rock amid doubt—Massah and Merivah—then Amalek attacks: Joshua fights in the valley while Moses, supported by Aaron and Hur, lifts his hands until victory. Themes to listen for: fear giving way to faith, song as a weapon against forgetfulness, Shabbat as freedom’s weekly anchor, and the shift from rescued slaves to a people learning covenantal responsibility.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotBo (Exodus 10:1–13:16)Three final plagues break Egypt’s will. Locusts devour what hail spared; a palpable darkness falls for three days; and at midnight the firstborn die—judgment against Egypt’s gods and Pharaoh’s stubbornness. In the midst of dread, God inaugurates hope: this month becomes the first of the year; each household sets aside a lamb, slaughters it at twilight, marks doorposts with blood, and eats the meat with matzah and bitter herbs—ready to move, belts fastened and staffs in hand. Staying indoors as the destroyer passes, Israel is spared. Cries rise in Egypt; Pharaoh drives them out; a “mixed multitude” joins, and Israel departs in haste with dough not yet leavened.Bo establishes Passover as a story to be told across generations and a practice to be lived: removing chametz, eating matzah for seven days, and excluding outsiders from the korban unless they join the covenant. The portion closes with sanctifying every firstborn to God and binding memory to the body—“as a sign on your hand and as a remembrance between your eyes”—so that liberation is never merely recalled but worn, spoken, and taught. Themes to listen for: stubbornness that blinds vs. ritual that opens eyes, time reshaped by redemption, the home as a sanctuary of faith, and how memory becomes freedom’s nightly bread.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotVa'era (Exodus 6:2–9:35)God reveals Himself to Moses with a deeper Name and a fourfold promise of redemption—“I will bring out, save, redeem, and take you as My people”—and pledges the land sworn to the patriarchs. The people, crushed by labor and “shortness of spirit,” struggle to hope. A brief genealogy situates Moses and Aaron within the tribe of Levi, then the mission resumes: they confront Pharaoh, Aaron’s staff becomes a serpent that swallows the magicians’ staffs, and the first seven plagues begin.The Nile turns to blood; frogs swarm the land; dust becomes lice that the magicians cannot replicate. With the fourth plague, swarms strike Egypt while Goshen is spared—God now “sets a distinction.” A devastating pestilence kills Egyptian livestock; boils afflict people and animals; and hail—thunder, fire, and ice—shatters crops and trees. Each time, Pharaoh’s heart hardens (or is hardened), mercy flares and then recedes, and the demand remains unchanged: “Let My people go that they may serve Me.” Themes to listen for: the power of God’s Name as faithful presence, hope rekindled under oppression, the unraveling of a false god (the Nile) and an empire’s control, and how judgment and mercy together prepare the way for freedom.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!ShemotShemot (Exodus 1:1–6:1)A new Pharaoh rises “who did not know Joseph,” and Israel’s family becomes a nation in bondage. Pharaoh’s harsh decrees escalate from forced labor to infanticide, yet quiet courage pushes back: the midwives Shifra and Puah defy the king; a Levite mother hides her baby in a basket on the Nile; Pharaoh’s daughter draws him out and names him Moses. Grown, Moses intervenes against injustice, then flees to Midian after killing an Egyptian. There he marries Zipporah and tends flocks—until, at a burning bush that blazes without consuming, God calls his name and reveals a mission: return to Egypt and lead the Israelites to freedom.Moses hesitates—“Who am I?” “What is Your Name?” “I am not a man of words”—but God answers with signs, the promise “I Will Be with you,” and Aaron as spokesman. Back in Egypt, the first confrontation hardens Pharaoh’s heart and worsens the people’s burden as straw is withheld; despair spreads, and Moses cries out to God. The portion closes with a divine assurance: “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh.” Themes to listen for: civil disobedience born of moral courage, how personal calling emerges from exile and wonder, the power of God’s Name as presence, and the painful truth that liberation often begins with setbacks.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayechi (Genesis 47:28–50:26)Jacob spends his final seventeen years in Egypt and, sensing the end, makes Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah—returning the family’s story to its promised land. He blesses Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, crossing his hands to give the younger the firstborn blessing and adopting both grandsons into the tribal count. Jacob then gathers all twelve sons, offering vivid words that both bless and reveal their distinct destinies—leadership for Judah, priestly zeal for Levi to be tempered later, the seafaring future of Zebulun, the scholarly tents of Issachar, and more. After Jacob dies, an elaborate Egyptian mourning period and a royal funeral procession accompany his body back to Hebron for burial beside the patriarchs and matriarchs.Back in Egypt, Joseph’s brothers fear revenge. They plead for mercy, and Joseph answers with humility and faith: “Am I in God’s place? You intended me harm, but God intended it for good—to save many lives.” He provides for them, ensuring the family’s security. Joseph lives to see great-grandchildren, then charges his kin to carry his bones up from Egypt when God “surely remembers” them. With Joseph’s death and his coffin awaiting redemption, the book of Bereshit closes—turning a family saga into the seed of a nation and setting the stage for Exodus. Themes to listen for: legacy and return, blessing as both vision and responsibility, forgiveness that reframes the past, and hope carried forward as a promise to the future.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayigash (Genesis 44:18–47:27)Judah steps forward with a heartfelt plea, offering himself in place of Benjamin and recounting the family’s anguish. His courage breaks the stalemate: Joseph sends the court away, reveals his identity with the words “I am Joseph,” and embraces his brothers in tears. He reframes the past—“God sent me ahead of you to preserve life”—and urges them to bring their father to Egypt. Pharaoh welcomes the plan, provisioning wagons and supplies. Back in Canaan, Jacob sees the wagons and his spirit revives; God reassures him at Be’er Sheva that the descent to Egypt is part of a larger promise.The family—seventy souls—settles in Goshen, shepherds by trade. Joseph coaches his brothers on how to address Pharaoh and brings Jacob to bless the king. Meanwhile, Joseph manages the famine statewide: exchanging grain for money, then livestock, then land, instituting a fifth as tax while exempting the priests. The portion closes with Israel’s household established and secure in Egypt, poised to grow into a nation. Themes to listen for: leadership born of empathy, repentance that repairs relationships, providence working through human choices, and how exile can be both refuge and seedbed for a future redemption.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitMiketz (Genesis 41:1–44:17)Pharaoh’s baffling dreams—seven sleek cows devoured by seven gaunt ones, seven full ears swallowed by seven thin—bring Joseph from prison to the palace. He interprets a divine forecast: seven years of abundance followed by seven of famine, and he crafts a national plan to store grain. Elevated to viceroy, Joseph marries Asenath and fathers Manasseh and Ephraim. When famine grips Canaan, Joseph’s brothers descend to Egypt for food. They do not recognize him; he accuses them of spying, detains Simeon, and demands they return with Benjamin. Their silver mysteriously reappears in their sacks, stirring old guilt. Reluctantly, Jacob later sends Benjamin with Judah as guarantor.Back in Egypt, Joseph hosts them at a strange, tender feast, seating them by birth order and favoring Benjamin. As they depart with grain, Joseph has his silver goblet planted in Benjamin’s sack. The steward overtakes them; the cup is found; the brothers tear their garments and return to the city, facing the unbearable prospect of losing Rachel’s second son. Themes to listen for: how wisdom turns dreams into policy, leadership under crisis, the resurfacing of guilt and responsibility, and the careful tests that prepare a family for reconciliation.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayeshev (Genesis 37:1–40:23)Seventeen-year-old Joseph, favored by Jacob and robed in a special coat, dreams of his family bowing—visions that inflame his brothers’ jealousy. At Dothan they seize him; Reuben’s attempt to save him fails as Judah proposes selling him to passing traders. Joseph is taken to Egypt; the brothers present the bloodied coat, and Jacob mourns inconsolably for a son he believes dead.A parallel drama unfolds with Judah and Tamar: after the deaths of Judah’s sons Er and Onan, Tamar secures justice by obtaining Judah’s pledge items and later reveals, “She is more in the right than I,” leading to the birth of Perez and Zerah—the line of future kings. In Egypt, Joseph thrives in Potiphar’s house until false accusation lands him in prison, where he interprets the dreams of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker—accurately foretelling one’s restoration and the other’s demise. The cupbearer, however, forgets Joseph, leaving him waiting as the stage is set for the rise that will come. Themes to listen for: favoritism and its fallout, the hidden turns of justice, integrity under pressure, and how providence can work through detours and delays.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayishlach (Genesis 32:4–36:43)Jacob prepares to face Esau after years of estrangement: he sends conciliation gifts, divides his camp, and prays for protection. Alone at night, Jacob wrestles with a mysterious being until dawn, earning a new name—Israel, “one who wrestles with God”—and a limp that marks the struggle. The reunion surprises with grace: Esau embraces him, and though Jacob declines to travel together, he builds an altar upon arriving safely in the land.Tension soon returns in Shechem, where Dinah is violated by the local prince; her brothers Simeon and Levi respond with deadly deceit, and Jacob fears the fallout. God directs Jacob back to Bethel, where the family discards foreign gods, and the covenant is reaffirmed. Along the road, losses and transitions shape the family: Deborah (Rebecca’s nurse) dies; Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin; Reuben sins with Bilhah; the twelve sons are listed; and Isaac dies at 180, buried by Esau and Jacob together. The portion closes with Esau’s generations and the rise of Edomite chiefs and kings. Themes to listen for: the work of reconciliation after harm, wrestling toward a truer name, the moral cost of vengeance, and how grief, gratitude, and covenant keep the family moving forward.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayetze (Genesis 28:10–32:3)Fleeing Esau, Jacob dreams of a ladder set on earth reaching heaven, with angels ascending and descending. God renews to him the promises of land, descendants, and protection; Jacob awakens awed, sets up a stone pillar at Bethel, and vows loyalty to God. In Haran he meets Rachel at a well and agrees to work seven years to marry her, only to be deceived by Laban into marrying Leah first; another seven years secure Rachel. Through Leah, Rachel, and their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob’s family grows—Reuben through Joseph (and later Dinah)—each child’s name marking the parents’ hopes and struggles.As tensions with Laban build, Jacob’s flocks prosper despite shifting terms. God instructs him to return home. Rachel secretly takes her father’s teraphim; Laban pursues, but a nocturnal warning stays his hand. After a tense search and frank words, Jacob and Laban make a covenant at a mound of stones, pledging non-aggression and parting ways. Angels meet Jacob on the road, a sign that the wanderer is no longer alone as he heads toward the reckoning with his past. Themes to listen for: the journey from exile to purpose, how love and rivalry shape a family, integrity under exploitation, and the awakening that turns an ordinary place into “the house of God.”

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitToldot (Genesis 25:19–28:9)Isaac and Rebecca pray for children, and Rebecca is told that “two nations” struggle within her—foreshadowing the rivalry of their twins. Esau emerges first, a hunter of the field; Jacob follows, dwelling in tents. One day, driven by hunger, Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a pot of stew, revealing how appetite can eclipse destiny. A famine sends Isaac to Gerar, where he calls Rebecca his sister; God protects them, blesses Isaac with prosperity, and he re-digs Abraham’s wells despite conflict with local herdsmen. Peace is finally made with Avimelech, and God reaffirms the covenant. Esau’s marriages to Hittite women bring grief to his parents.As Isaac grows old and his sight dims, he seeks to bless Esau. Rebecca, recalling the oracle, directs Jacob to present himself as the firstborn. Disguised in Esau’s garments and goat-skin sleeves, Jacob receives the potent blessing of covenantal abundance and leadership. Esau returns, anguished, and vows to kill his brother. To safeguard the line and find a fitting spouse, Rebecca sends Jacob to her family in Haran, and Isaac endorses the plan with a second blessing. The portion closes with Esau marrying into Ishmael’s family, trying to align with his parents’ wishes. Themes to listen for: the weight of birthright and blessing, the tension between prophecy and human scheming, perseverance in reopening wells of the past, and how family choices ripple across generations.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha ⁠Here⁠.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitChayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1–25:18)Sarah passes away at 127, and Abraham secures a burial place by purchasing the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron from Ephron the Hittite—Torah’s first recorded land acquisition in Canaan. The narrative lingers on the careful, public legal transaction, underscoring dignity in mourning and the permanence of a covenantal foothold in the land.To continue the covenant, Abraham sends his trusted servant to find a wife for Isaac. At a well in Aram, Rebecca’s generous response—offering water to a stranger and his camels—reveals her character and providential fit. With the family’s consent, she journeys to Canaan, meets Isaac in the field, and becomes his wife, bringing him comfort after Sarah’s death. Abraham later marries Keturah and fathers additional children, yet bequeaths the covenantal line to Isaac. Abraham dies at 175 and is buried beside Sarah by both his sons, Isaac and Ishmael; the portion closes with Ishmael’s lineage of twelve princes. Themes to listen for: honoring the dead while securing the future, kindness as the mark of destiny, lawful ownership as sacred presence, and how providence and human initiative weave the covenant forward.

All recordings are created by copying Sefaria using the Kehot Chumash from Chabad english translation. The Text to Voice is using English AI... sorry for any weird speech.Please note that release schedule is based on the year 5786. Some weeks do not have a Parsha. You can always look up the current Parsha Here.If you like the recording please consider donating to ⁠⁠⁠Chabad⁠⁠⁠ to help continue their effort to make resources like this more accessible to the Jewish population!BereshitVayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24)Abraham’s tent is open on a hot day when three mysterious visitors arrive; he rushes to serve them, and they promise that Sarah will bear a son—prompting her incredulous laugh. God reveals the impending judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah, and Abraham argues for the cities in a bold plea for justice. Two angels reach Sodom, save Lot from a violent mob, and urge his family to flee; Lot’s wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt. In the aftermath, Lot’s daughters seek a future for their line.Abraham and Sarah’s wandering brings them to Gerar, where a tense encounter with King Avimelech ends with divine intervention. Isaac is born and named for laughter; a painful household conflict leads to Hagar and Ishmael’s departure, yet God hears their cries and promises Ishmael a nation. Abraham secures a well at Be’er Sheva. Finally comes the Akedah—the Binding of Isaac—where Abraham climbs Mount Moriah to answer God’s test. A voice from heaven stops the knife, a ram is offered instead, and the covenant is reaffirmed. The portion closes with a genealogy that quietly introduces Rebecca, the future wife of Isaac. Themes to listen for: radical hospitality, arguing with Heaven for justice, laughter turning to faith, the cost of covenantal loyalty, and a trust that walks to the edge and finds a ram in the thicket.