Monthly Archives: July 2020

Chicken Soup for Shabbat Nachamu…

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

As Tish’a Be’Av nears its end, the daily Talmud page brings an encounter of a group of sages from Israel and Babylon who tease each other over their different foods. It’s best to just look at it in the original … Continue reading →

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Rereading a famous story: Shabbat before the 9th of Av, 2020

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

My quiet hometown Haifa recently made the news for renaming one of its streets Umm Kulthum, after one of Egypt’s greatest singers, songwriters, and film actresses, known as “The Voice of Egypt”, “Egypt’s Fourth Pyramid” and Kawkab al-Sharq, the “Star … Continue reading →

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Journey or Arrival? Matot-Masei, Rabbi Akiva & Rachel (עברית + English)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Probably the best “Love Story” in the Talmud is that of Rabbi Akiva and Rachel, the daughter of the wealthy Kalba Savua, who asked the poor shepherd to marry her on condition that he would study Torah. The gentle and … Continue reading →

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Five Daughters (Pinchas) and upcoming classes

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Corona days 2020: an article somewhere states that for some, shul is like a coffee shop, and should have that high of a priority when considering what should be or stay open nowadays. That high? What does that say about … Continue reading →

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Shabbat Balak – turning curses to blessings, then and now

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Such a good Shabbat it is, when the Torah portions of the Diaspora and Eretz Yisrael come together. Such a good Shabbat when the daf, the daily page, is full of stories that feel like from my kids’ children’s books, … Continue reading →

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