Parashat Ha'azinu
A Hasidic tale recounts that when the Baal Shem Tov sensed that a calamity was approaching for his people, he would retreat to a place in...
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- Sep 15
Parashat Rosh Hashanah
תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֜כֶּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ Sound the shofar on the New Moon, on the appointed time for the day of our...
- Sep 8
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
Lo Bashamaim hi. The Torah is not in the heavens. The Talmud illustrates this with a story we have shared before, the story of Taanuro...
- Sep 1
Parashat Ki Tavo
"And when you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, you shall take...
- Aug 25
Parashat Ki Tetzei
Have you ever experienced loving in an irrational way? I mean those loves that burst into your life and take over your body, your soul,...
- Aug 18
Parashat Shoftim
Once again, the Torah places us in a situation where it recommends, instructs, and guides us on the path of humility. It's challenging to...
- Aug 11
Parashat Re'eh
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God that I am...
- Aug 4
Parashat Ekev
Parashat Ekev is the third in the Book of Devarim, or Deuteronomy. Ekev features a term that is repeated several times, actually more...
- Jul 28
Parashat Vaetchanan
The Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) approved the controversial "reasonability" bill last Monday with 64 votes in favor and 0 against....
- Jul 21
Parashat Devarim
We are beginning the 5th book of the Torah, the last one: Deuteronomy. Its first portion, Parashat Devarim. This portion gives us a...
- Jul 14
Parashat Matot-Masei
The Torah portions of this week, because we read two portions together, Matot and Masei, bring us a moment of the people where it seems...
- Jul 7
Parashat Pinchas
I remember that a few years ago, back in 2019, the United Nations Economic and Social Council voted with 40 in favor, nine abstentions,...
- Jun 30
Parashat Chukat-Balak
Parashat Chukat-Balak contains rich themes to reflect upon. The Para Adumah (Red Heifer), the death of Miriam, the people's complaint...
- Jun 23
Parashat Korach
How can we realize if a leader is positive or not? How can we determine if the words we hear from someone seeking a position, regardless...
- Jun 16
Parashat Shlach Lecha
Parashat Shlach Lecha is the portion in which Moses sends spies, at the request of the Lord, to Canaan to investigate whether it was a...
- Jun 8
Parashat Behaalotcha
Parashat Behaalotcha places us in a complicated moment during the journey of the people of Israel in the desert. Many well-known episodes...
- Jun 2
Parashat Naso
The fact that we are numbers in this world is not new. We are the social security number, the driver's license number, and the passport...
- Mar 27
Parashat Tzav
Parashat Tzav describes how the offerings should be made and how the Kohanim should conduct themselves during those rituals. This theme...
- Mar 20
Parashat Vayikra
We are starting a new book: Vayikra. And this is one of the most complicated in the Torah. It's not that it's hard, because it really...
- Mar 13
Parashat Vayekhel-Pekudei
This week's parashiot seem, at first glance, to be of no importance. They are sections that, depending on the year, are read together or...
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