Monthly Archives: July 2021

I am 4-5 years old, trying to catch up with my grandfather’s muddy boots lost in the grass ahead of me as we’re going to water the orange grove he planted long before I was born. Along the way he … Continue reading →

Turns out that I’m doing my Shabbat food shopping at the supermarket in Ariel, in the heart of the Shomron. Having spent too many hours reading too many opinions regarding Ben & Jerry’s last move, I’m pretty shocked to find … Continue reading →

The days before the 9th of Av are somber: once upon a time a glorious Temple stood in Jerusalem. It was destroyed, and the destiny of the Jewish people changed forever. Since then, and because of that, we’ve experienced exile, … Continue reading →

Moses is quite shocked when two tribes approach him, and ask to stay on the other, i.e. eastern side of the Jordan. As we almost reach the end of the Book of Numbers (chap 32) and the end of the … Continue reading →

Hidden in our Torah portion, Pinchas, in the long list of the second census, is one of the women of the Torah that became a source for many exceptional midrashim. This comes right after the plague when 24000 died, as … Continue reading →