No one knows how much God said during the revelation at Mount Sinai. Some traditions hold that God uttered only the Ten Commandments; others that God recited the entire Torah. Regardless of which view is correct, the Jewish people have been expanding upon the original text for centuries, rediscovering that which was already revealed. But if the Torah is perfect, why should it need amplification, interpretation, or elaboration? One explanation is that some of the original, unifying connections of the Torah were broken, and interpretation through commentary or midrash restores those connections and helps us deduce hidden meanings. It is through this commentary that we anchor our present in the past. In fact, commentary has become the principal instrument of Jewish development.

We members of the Temple Beth Sholom Torah Study class are delighted to have the opportunity to help restore the connections by adding our commentaries to those of generations past.

As we complete each parashah, we will link it in to the listing of parshiot below. Each commentary is provided as an Adobe PDF file - What's a PDF?

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GENESIS B’REISHIT B’reishit Noach Lech-L’cha Vayeira Chayei Sarah Toldot Vayeitzei Vayishlach Vayeishev Mikeitz Vayigash Va-y’chi

EXODUS SH’MOT Sh’mot Va-eira Bo B’shalach Yitro Mishpatim T’rumah T’tzaveh Ki Tisa Vayak’heil P’kudei

LEVITICUS VAYIKRA Vayikra Tzav Sh’mini Tazria M’tzora Acharei Mot K’doshim Emor B’har B’chukotai

NUMBERS B’MIDBAR B’midbar Naso B’haalot’cha Sh’lach-L’cha Korach Chukat Balak Pinchas Matot Mas’ei

DEUTERONOMY D’VARIM D’varim Va-et’chanan Eikev R’eih Shoftim Ki Teitzei Ki Tavo Nitzavim Vayeilech Haazinu V’zot Hab’rachah

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