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Parashat Va'etchanan: Remembering the Values of a Nation
The Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) approved the controversial "reasonability" bill last Monday with 64 votes in favor and 0 against....
Jul 27, 2023


Parashat Devarim: A Land of Milk and Honey
We are beginning the 5th book of the Torah, the last one: Deuteronomy. Its first portion, Parashat Devarim. This portion gives us a...
Jul 20, 2023


Parashat Matot-Masei: A Commitment to Growing Together
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 13, 2023


Parashat Pinchas: Fighting Oppression Against Women
I remember that a few years ago, back in 2019, the United Nations Economic and Social Council voted with 40 in favor, nine abstentions,...
Jul 6, 2023


This is what Jewish looks like
I want to share a short, interesting story with you. It is not mine; it is from another Argentine Rabbi I know, Rabbi Guido Cohen. Here...
Jul 5, 2023


Parashat Chukat-Balak: Purity Among the Impure
Parashat Chukat-Balak contains rich themes to reflect upon. The Para Adumah (Red Heifer), the death of Miriam, the people's complaint...
Jun 29, 2023


Parashat Korach: How can we trust a leader?
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 23, 2023


Parashat Shlach Lecha: The World Depends on Us
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 15, 2023


Parashat Beha'alotcha: Opening Our Hearts During Hard Times
Parashat Beha'alotcha places us in a complicated moment during the journey of the people of Israel in the desert. Many well-known...
Jun 7, 2023


Parashat Naso: Lifting Up the Fallen
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...
Jun 2, 2023


The Importance of Resilience
During the last week, what went well for you? To rephrase the question: Two weeks ago, what did you expect to happen last week? Which...
May 31, 2023


The Importance of Silence
When we listen to music, regardless of our choice or level of passion for it, we quickly learn it is not just about the musical notes....
May 1, 2023


We Were Once Not Free
This month, we are supposed to be valuing the concept of freedom, tasting the matza during our Sedarim, our Passover dinners, remembering...
Apr 3, 2023


Parashat Tzav: How do we deal with violent people?
Parashat Tzav describes how the offerings should be made and how the Kohanim should conduct themselves during those rituals. This theme...
Mar 26, 2023


Parashat Vayikra: Atoning for Our Faults
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 19, 2023


Parashat Vayekhel-Pekudei: The Privilege of Consecration
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...
Mar 12, 2023


Parashat Ki Tisa: A Need to Feel Leadership
Ki Tisa, the Torah portion we read this Shabbat contains one of the most dramatic events in all of Biblical narrative: the incident of...
Mar 6, 2023


A Message of Identity
When we move away from the people we usually spend time with and move from a house where we were living for a while sharing our lives...
Mar 1, 2023


What Makes a Holiday Important?
“There are four days in the year that serve as the New Year, each for a different purpose: On the first of Nisan is the New Year for...
Jan 30, 2023


Parashat Beshalach: Signs that God is Present
We arrived to one of those moments in Biblical narrative that are not only culminating, but special: the crossing of the sea of reeds,...
Jan 28, 2023
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