Monthly Archives: October 2021

Framed by the death and burial of Sarah and Abraham, is the meeting of Rebecca and Isaac, Rivkah & Yitzchak; a story that will culminate with the first time in the Torah a man will be described as “loving” a … Continue reading →

In his book, Resheet, about firsts in the Bible, author Meir Shalev, tells about a visit to a fishermen’s village in the Andaman Sea, between India and Thailand: “Unlike usual fishermen villages, this village wasn’t situated along the coast, but … Continue reading →

Abraham was already on route back to the Land, on a family journey that started some years earlier. Why did G-d have to tell him to go? Why does G-d have to intervene? And if G-d has to tell him … Continue reading →

I’m spending the week on an Encounter seminar, learning about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I don’t like the term conflict; it in itself shapes and frames our thoughts about the issue, but I don’t – yet? – have another. A group … Continue reading →

“אני מאמין באל, כמובן”, אני שומעת את המתראיין מסביר כשאני מזפזפת בין התחנות ברמזור, “אבל לא בכל מה שהתורה באה להגיד, על איך נברא העולם וכל זה, זה לא. אין לי צורך בזה כשיש לנו את המדע”. אני רוצה להתקשר … Continue reading →