ב״ה


Parshas Yisro
Shabbat Candle lighting time: 5:09pm (Friday, February 13, 2026)
Shabbat ends: 6:11pm (Shabbat night, February 14, 2026)
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Lessons for today,
Saturday, 20 Shevat, 5786 - February 7, 2026


Sunrise: 6:59am
Sunset: 5:20pm
Latest Shema: 9:34am
Chumash: Yisro, 7th portion (Exod. 20:15-20:23) with Rashi.
Tehillim: 97-103
Tanya: Read/Listen
Rambam:
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 1 chapter Read/Listen
 Sefer Hamitzvos Read/Listen

Summary of Today's Chumash

The seventh aliyah says that the people trembled at the thunder and lightning, and the sound of the shofar, and the smoking mountain, and were afraid. They were also afraid because during the first two commandments the people expired and were revived because they couldn't take the Divine revelation. As a result, they ask Moshe to be a go-between and get the rest of the Torah for them. Moshe does so, and receives the other 611 commandments on Mt. Sinai.

It is interesting to note that the gematria (numerical value) of the word "Torah" is 611. The Jewish people heard two commandments directly from G-d, and the other 611 through Moshe.

As the aliyah continues, the Torah continues with the commandments forbidding the making of idols.