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The English Torah reading uses the Judaica Press translation on Chabad.org. Hebrew names are spelled for Scott’s AI narration; pronunciation may vary. Season 2 follows the Diaspora schedule for 5787. Some weeks have no regular parsha. Find the current parsha. If you enjoy these recordings, please consider supporting Chabad and its work making Jewish learning accessible. Bereshit Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27) God calls Avram to leave home for a land he has not seen. He journeys through Kenaan and Mitzrayim, parts from Lot, and hears promises of descendants and land. Hagar gives birth to Yishmael; God establishes the covenant of circumcision and gives Avram and Sarai new names. Listen for faith expressed through movement, waiting, and covenant. Chapters 00:00 First Reading 01:38 Second Reading 02:42 Third Reading 04:16 Fourth Reading 06:49 Fifth Reading 07:56 Sixth Reading 11:48 Seventh Reading 14:01 Maftir

The English Torah reading uses the Judaica Press translation on Chabad.org. Hebrew names are spelled for Scott’s AI narration; pronunciation may vary. Season 2 follows the Diaspora schedule for 5787. Some weeks have no regular parsha. Find the current parsha. If you enjoy these recordings, please consider supporting Chabad and its work making Jewish learning accessible. Bereshit Noach (Genesis 6:9–11:32) Noach builds the ark as a flood destroys the corrupt world. After the waters recede, God makes a covenant marked by the rainbow. The story then turns to Noach’s family, the tower of Bavel, and the generations leading to Avram. Listen for the possibility of beginning again—and the danger of repeating old mistakes. Chapters 00:00 First Reading 01:43 Second Reading 03:26 Third Reading 05:53 Fourth Reading 07:31 Fifth Reading 08:42 Sixth Reading 12:26 Seventh Reading 14:51 Maftir

The English Torah reading uses the Judaica Press translation on Chabad.org. Hebrew names are spelled for Scott’s AI narration; pronunciation may vary. Season 2 follows the Diaspora schedule for 5787. Some weeks have no regular parsha. Find the current parsha here. If you enjoy these recordings, please consider supporting Chabad and its work making Jewish learning more accessible. Bereshit Bereshit (Genesis 1:1–6:8) God creates the world, places Adam and Chava in Eden, and sets a boundary they cross. Kayin kills Hevel, and the generations that follow grow increasingly violent. The portion ends with Noach finding favor amid a world headed toward judgment. Listen for the movement from creation’s goodness to the responsibility of human choice. Chapters 00:00 First Reading 03:44 Second Reading 05:24 Third Reading 08:23 Fourth Reading 10:45 Fifth Reading 11:07 Sixth Reading 13:24 Seventh Reading 14:36 Maftir

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! Devarim V’Zot HaBerachah (Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12) Moses blesses the tribes—Reuben’s survival, Judah’s help, Levi’s teaching and service, Benjamin’s shelter, Joseph’s bounty, and distinct strengths for the others—celebrating Israel’s fortune under the “everlasting arms.” He climbs Nebo, beholds the land from Dan to the Negev, and dies; God buries him in an unknown place. Joshua receives the spirit of wisdom, yet “no prophet like Moses” has arisen since—whom God knew face to face. The Torah closes with vision, blessing, and an open future, inviting each generation to step into the story. Themes to listen for: legacy handed with love, leadership continued without mythmaking, and a book that ends by beginning.

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! Devarim Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1–52) Moses sings heaven and earth as witnesses: God’s perfection, Israel’s early devotion, and later waywardness when prosperity dulls gratitude. Images flash—eagle and nest, rock and refuge—promising vindication after discipline: God will judge enemies and atone for His land and people. Moses is told to ascend Mount Nebo, see the land, and die there because he sanctified God imperfectly at the waters of Merivah. Themes to listen for: poetry as prophecy, covenant love that corrects, and a leader’s final lesson sung rather than spoken.

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! Devarim Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20) “All of you are standing today”—leaders and laborers, woodcutters and water-drawers—entering a covenant that binds future generations and converts as well. Hidden sins are God’s to judge; revealed duties are ours to live. Even after exile, return is possible: God will gather the scattered when their hearts turn back. “It is not in heaven”—the Torah is very near, in mouth and heart, to do it. “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; choose life.” Themes to listen for: radical inclusivity of the covenant, the nearness of obligation, and hope that outlives failure.

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! Devarim Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31:1–30) At 120, Moses appoints Joshua and strengthens the people: “Be strong and courageous.” He writes the Torah and entrusts it to the Levites, instituting Hakhel—a septennial public reading to renew identity. God tells Moses that Israel will stray; the Song will witness against them. Moses summons elders and officers and teaches the Song to ensure memory will confront amnesia. Themes to listen for: leadership transitions done in daylight, institutions that preserve story, and accountability woven into national rhythms.

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! Devarim Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8) Entering the land, each farmer brings first fruits and declares a mini-Exodus story—remembering slavery, God’s rescue, and gift of the land. A tithe declaration affirms care for Levite, stranger, orphan, and widow. Israel is to write the Torah on plastered stones on Mount Ebal and build an altar; twelve public “cursed is…” proclamations define a moral baseline. Blessings then pour out for obedience—rain, abundance, leadership—while a sobering litany of curses warns of the ruin that follows betrayal. Moses reminds them how God sustained them forty years and gave victories over Sihon and Og. Themes to listen for: gratitude voiced as ritual, public ethics, and the stakes of covenant fidelity.

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! Devarim Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19) Life overflows with mitzvot: the captive woman’s dignity, inheritance fairness for the firstborn, and the rebellious son’s cautionary case; honoring the dead; returning lost property; sending away the mother bird; building a parapet on the roof; forbidden mixtures and honest commerce; protections for workers, the poor, and the vulnerable; marriage, divorce, and family boundaries. Loans, pledges, and wages are regulated to prevent exploitation; weights and measures must be honest. The portion ends by commanding eternal vigilance against Amalek. Themes to listen for: holiness in the ordinary, compassion as law, and integrity as the scaffolding of a just society.

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! Devarim Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9) “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” Judges and officers must reject bribes and favoritism; idolatrous pillars are banned. Laws define the king—few horses, wives, and wealth; a personal Torah to read all his days—outline priestly/Levitical support, and set criteria for true prophets. Cities of refuge protect the manslayer; boundary markers are safeguarded; false witnesses face the penalty they sought for others. War ethics demand offers of peace, humane exemptions, and protection of fruit trees (bal tashchit). An unsolved murder triggers the eglah arufah ritual to restore communal responsibility. Themes to listen for: power restrained by law, speech tested for truth, and mercy embedded in justice.

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! Devarim Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17) “See, I set before you blessing and curse.” Worship must be centralized “in the place God chooses,” while idolatry—whether by foreign cults, a persuasive prophet, or even kin who entice—is uprooted. Kashrut and tithes shape a holy economy; the sabbatical year releases debts and commands open-handed generosity. Hebrew bondservants go free with gifts. The calendar climaxes with pilgrimage—Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot—bringing firstlings and offerings to the chosen place, where joy and justice meet. Themes to listen for: disciplined devotion, generosity as policy, and shared celebration that knits a nation to its 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! Devarim Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25) “If you listen,” blessing will follow: health, harvest, victory. Moses warns against pride—“Not because of your righteousness”—and retells the golden calf, broken tablets, and second tablets to teach humility and mercy. God asks for reverence, to “walk in His ways,” to circumcise the heart, and to love the stranger. Rain becomes a teacher: early and late showers depend on fidelity. The second paragraph of the Shema links love, mitzvot, mezuzah, and tefillin to daily life, promising longevity and wide borders. Themes to listen for: gratitude after scarcity, humility after success, and practices that bind memory to the body.

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! Devarim Va’etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11) Moses pleads to enter the land; God lets him see it from afar and tells him to strengthen Joshua. He recounts the Sinai revelation, warns against idolatry, and sets up three cities of refuge east of the Jordan. The Ten Commandments are restated, and the Shema calls Israel to love God “with all your heart, soul, and might,” teaching these words to children and binding them to hand and doorway. Israel is chosen not for size or merit but out of divine love and oath. Themes to listen for: love expressed in loyalty, teaching faith at home, and guarding covenant in a world of tempting substitutes.

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! Devarim Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22) On the plains of Moab, Moses begins his farewell: a candid retelling of the journey from Sinai—appointing judges, the scouts’ mission, the people’s fear and forty-year detour—through victories over Sihon and Og. He distributes the Transjordan to Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh and charges Joshua, “Do not fear,” for God will fight for Israel. This is not mere history but moral memory, shaping a new generation to enter the land with courage, humility, and trust. Themes to listen for: leadership as accountability, remembrance as guidance, and strength rooted in God’s past faithfulness.

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! Bamidbar Masei (Numbers 33:1–36:13) A travel log recounts forty-two stages from Egypt to Moab, turning memory into map. God sets Canaan’s boundaries and names tribal leaders to oversee land allotment. Forty-eight Levitical towns are designated, including six cities of refuge where one who kills unintentionally can flee until trial and the High Priest’s death—no ransom for a murderer, for blood pollutes the land. The book closes by preserving inheritance within tribes: the daughters of Zelophehad marry within their clan so their portion stays with Manasseh. Themes to listen for: journeys remembered as identity, justice that protects life and land, leadership for fair distribution, and hope poised on the Jordan’s edge.