What do super star soccer player Lionel Messi and Professor Stephen Hawking, world-renowned theoretical physicist, have in common? The answer is Shimon Peres, Israel’s president. A few weeks ago, Professor … Continued
Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
“You must be wholehearted with the Lord your God.” (Deut. 18:13) California recently announced it was closing 77 courthouses in small towns, due to budget constraints. Apparently, state governmental officials … Continued
Parashat R’eih (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:12)
“You shall not do like everything that we do here today- rather, every man what is proper in his eyes.” (Deut.12:9) Parashat Re’eh opens with a dramatic proclamation, “See, I … Continued
Parashat Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
“And now, Israel, what is it that God requests of you, but to fear God?” (Deut. 10:12) Parashat Eikev includes a set of verses that present the classic reward … Continued
Parashat Va-etchanan (Deut. 3:23-7:11)
“But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.” … Continued
The Maccabiah Is an Expression of Jewish Pride
For weeks now, the highways leading to Jerusalem from Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv have been decorated with the faces of Jewish athletes participating in the largest Jewish event … Continued
Parashat D’varim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
“The Lord your God has multiplied you until you are today as numerous as the stars in the sky.” (Deuteronomy 1:11) Parashat D’varim opens the fifth and final book of … Continued
Parashat Mattot-Masei (Numbers 30:32-36:13)
“Do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I, the Lord, dwell in the midst of the Children of Israel.” (Numbers 35:34) … Continued
Parashat Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
“God said to Moses, “Go up this Mount Avarim and see the land I have given the Children of Israel.” (Numbers 27:12) Parashat Pinchas marks the beginning of a transition. … Continued
Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
“He spoke up and said, ”Is it not so that whatever God puts in my mouth, I must take heed to speak?” (Numbers 23:12) Parashat Balak is a good example … Continued