“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Take a census of the Gershonites, also, by their ancestral house and by their clans.” (Numbers 4:21) Parashat Naso (Hebrew for “lift up”) is … Continued
Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
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Festival Times
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Last week the Jewish world celebrated Shavuot, Chag Matan Torah, the Jewish holiday celebrating the receiving of the Torah highlights recent changes in Israel’s pluralistic climate. We see more and … Continued
D’ash – Sanctifying Public Space
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Sanctifying Public Space There are many blessings to living in Israel that, often in the hustle and bustle of day-to-day survival, even we take for granted. Living in the Holy … Continued
Parashat B’midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
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“I hereby take the Levites from among the Israelites in place of all their first-born, the first of the womb among the Israelites: the Levites shall be Mine.” (Numbers 3:12) … Continued
Parashat B’chukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
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“I will look with favor upon you, and make you fertile and multiply you; and I will maintain My covenant with you.” (Leviticus: 26:9) Parashat B’chukotai opens with the classic … Continued
Parashat B’har (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
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“Do not wrong one another, but fear your God; for I the Lord am your God.” (Leviticus 25:17) Parashat B’har describes the shmita as a shabbat shabbaton, a Sabbath of … Continued
Parashat Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27)
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“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him.” (Leviticus (19:33) Parashat K’doshim’s opening words are the whole ball of wax: “And the Lord spoke … Continued
Twelve torches of Israel
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Tonight, the Jewish people will pause for a moment of silence. Sirens will wail across the Israel like a single cry carried in the wind. A nation will bow its … Continued
Parashat Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
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“You shall keep My laws and My rules, by the pursuit of which man shall live: I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 18:5) Parashat Acharei Mot’s opening verse states: “The Lord … Continued
Shabbat and Eighth Day of Pesach (Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17)
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“For there will never cease to be needy ones in your land, which is why I command you: open your hand to the poor and needy kinsman in your land.” … Continued