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As we chant the Torah portion this week, it is our privilege and duty to thank G-d for the magnificent miracles we ...
Once we let go of ego, our eyes are opened to the source and root of every situation. When friends, family and especially ...
This parasha actually ends the era of Moses and opens the era of Joshua. It opens the gates to the Land of Israel with all ...
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What Rembrandt saw in Balaam
In the rabbinic imagination, messengers from nature convey God's truth - whether stones, trees, or a donkey - when the people ...
Gamal Abdel Nasser, as a young Egyptian army officer, was surrounded by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in ...
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat, marks the beginning of the end of the longest family road trip in history, as the ...
What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...
The Torah portions of “Tazria” and “Metzora” deal with the laws of skin afflictions (negaim) and the individual person afflicted by them, which, according to our tradition, come as a ...
This Torah portion focuses more on mortality than any other. It is sadly an appropriate reading for this week, especially in ...
Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. Parshat Shemini, the Torah portion following Passover, marks a pivotal moment: Moses and Aaron offer the first communal sacrifice on ...
Last week’s Torah portion recounts the story of the 12 spies sent by Moses to scout the Land of Israel. Their mission was ...