Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Daughters of Tzlofchad – Parashat Pinchas

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

My Indian “mother”, half my age and twice as determined as me, stands over me with a spoonful of rice: “just a little more”, she says, almost begs, her eyes on me as I struggle with the never-ending heap of … Continue reading →

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Balak again! Shabbat Shalom from…

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

So I’m reading the Torah portion of Balak twice!! How did that happen?? Last winter, I responded to an email our yeshiva sent out: an opportunity to be a summer fellow through Kulanu, a US based Jewish organization “supporting isolated, … Continue reading →

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Chukat -Balak – not together!!

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Chukat-Balak, two Torah portions that could connect on one Shabbat abroad to make up the difference between Israel and Outside Israel, but this year, don’t, extending the gap a little further —- Chukat opens with the strange description of the … Continue reading →

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Skipping, cracking open, gushing out — the Torah portion of Chukat (sort of)

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

So this is what happened: Due to the mysteries of the calendar, I am not going to read the Torah portion of Korach this year. If you fly between Israel and Chutz-La’aretz (not Israel) between Pesach and the week of … Continue reading →

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