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!DevarimEikev (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!DevarimDevarim (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!BamidbarMasei (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.

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!BamidbarBalak (Numbers 22:2–25:9)Moab’s king Balak summons the seer Balaam to curse Israel. On the road, Balaam’s donkey sees an angel blocking the way and famously speaks, exposing the seer’s blindness. Three times Balaam seeks omens from hilltops—and three times he blesses instead of cursing: Israel’s tents are good; God’s promise stands; a star will arise from Jacob to defeat foes. Unable to curse from without, Moab and Midian corrupt from within: Israel is lured to Baal Peor with idolatry and immorality, and a plague ravages the camp until Pinchas acts decisively to stop the outrage. Themes to listen for: vision vs. vantage point, the futility of cursing what God blesses, the danger of seduction after success, and zeal harnessed to 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!BamidbarKorach (Numbers 16:1–18:32)Korach, Dathan, and Abiram challenge Moses and Aaron, framing holiness as a reason to flatten leadership. A test with incense follows: the earth swallows the rebels, fire consumes 250 men, and a plague breaks out—halted when Aaron runs with incense into the midst of the people. To end the dispute, staffs from each tribe are placed before God; Aaron’s staff blossoms with almonds, signaling a priesthood rooted in life and service. God then details the responsibilities and gifts of priests and Levites, including tithes and safeguards around the sanctuary. Themes to listen for: ambition cloaked in piety, leaders who step forward to save even their accusers, and authority validated by fruitfulness and 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!BamidbarBehaalotecha (Numbers 8:1–12:16)The menorah’s lamps are directed to cast light forward, and the Levites are consecrated for service. Those who missed Passover due to impurity receive Pesach Sheni, a second-chance ritual that makes room for life’s disruptions. A cloud above the Mishkan and silver trumpets guide departures and encampments; Israel leaves Sinai, and early steps falter—complaints rise, fire breaks out, and craving for meat brings quail and a hard lesson. Seventy elders share Moses’ spirit to carry the burden, while Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp—Moses longs for a nation of prophets. Then Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses; God defends him, Miriam is struck with tzara’at, and the whole nation waits seven days for her healing. Themes to listen for: guidance by light and signal, the holiness of second chances, shared leadership, and a community that pauses for one person’s restoration.

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!BamidbarBamidbar (Numbers 1:1–4:20)In the wilderness of Sinai, a census counts every able-bodied man for Israel’s defense, tribe by tribe, establishing leaders and the camp’s orderly formation around the Tent of Meeting—Judah to the east, then Reuben, Ephraim, and Dan leading their respective sides. The Levites replace the firstborn for sacred service and camp nearest the Mishkan, safeguarding it on every journey. Their clans receive distinct roles: Gershon transports curtains, Merari the frames and sockets, and Kohath the most holy vessels—but only after the priests cover them. Holiness requires distance, precision, and teamwork so the Presence can dwell in the midst of a people on the move. Themes to listen for: order as a vessel for holiness, service matched to calling, and the dignity of being counted with purpose.

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!VayikraBehar (Leviticus 25:1–26:2)From Sinai come laws of the land’s rest: the sabbatical year (shemittah) every seventh year and the Jubilee (yovel) every fiftieth, when land reverts to ancestral families and indentured Israelites go free. Sales are priced by harvest years remaining; exploitation and interest are banned; kin-redeemers help restore property and dignity. Even when poverty strikes, “your brother” is to be supported so he can live beside you. Slavery is limited and humanized for Israelites—“they are My servants”—and strangers are treated justly. The section closes by tying it all back: no idols, revere the sanctuary, keep the Sabbaths. Themes to listen for: economic reset as holiness, time healing inequality, land as God’s, and compassion as policy.

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!VayikraKedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27)“Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” Holiness here is everyday ethics: revere parents and Shabbat; reject idols; leave gleanings for the poor and stranger; don’t steal, lie, or withhold wages; do not curse the deaf or trip the blind; judge fairly; avoid gossip; rebuke lovingly; love your neighbor as yourself and love the stranger as yourself. Honest measures, no occult practices, integrity in sexuality, and boundaries around mixtures (kilayim) all shape a distinctive people. Chapter 20 adds penalties for grave transgressions and calls Israel to be set apart. Themes to listen for: holiness woven into justice, love as law, and difference in service of dignity.

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!VayikraMetzora (Leviticus 14:1–15:33)Restoration takes center stage. The metzora’s return involves living water, cedar, hyssop, and two birds—one sent free—followed by offerings and anointing that echo priestly consecration. Tzara’at can also strike a house; stones are removed, walls scraped, or the structure dismantled if the plague persists—home itself is part of covenant care. The portion concludes with laws of bodily discharges (zav, zavah, niddah): contact, waiting periods, immersions, and offerings that let intimacy and community resume safely. Themes to listen for: pathways back from isolation, holiness in our homes, and compassion structured into embodied life.

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!VayikraShemini (Leviticus 9:1–11:47)On the eighth day, fire descends from Heaven to consume the offerings—joy erupts as God’s glory appears. Then tragedy: Nadav and Avihu bring “strange fire” and die before God. In the aftermath, priests are warned against serving intoxicated; discernment between holy and profane becomes paramount. The portion then outlines the laws of permitted and forbidden animals—signs for land creatures, fish with fins and scales, a list of birds, and a few winged insects—along with purity rules tied to carcasses and contact. “Be holy, for I am holy” frames a diet that trains awareness. Themes to listen for: the closeness and danger of holiness, disciplined service, and identity shaped by daily choices.

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!VayikraVayikra (Leviticus 1:1–5:26)The book opens with a language of nearness—korbanot, offerings that “draw close.” God calls to Moses from the Tent of Meeting and details five core offerings: the olah (burnt offering), wholly given over; the minchah (grain offering), turning simple flour and oil into worship; the shelamim (well-being/peace offering), shared as a sacred meal; the chatat (sin offering) for unintentional wrongs; and the asham (guilt/reparation offering) for specific breaches with confession and restitution. Responsibility scales with influence—priest, community, leader, individual—and a “sliding-scale” sin offering keeps atonement within reach for all. Themes to listen for: repair that’s relational, honesty that transforms error, leadership held to higher standards, and a God who meets people in everyday gifts.

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.