Monthly Archives: June 2022

Summer is here and with it, travel season; and with that, the familiar voices: When are we going to get there? Where is the bathroom? I want a popsicle / watermelon / swim / climb / be here / not … Continue reading →

ביום הרביעי, בסיפור בריאת העולם בספר בראשית, ניצב בפנינו קונפליקט. נאמר (א:טז): “וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים” ומיד לאחר מכן, “אֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה”… האם היו שני מאורות גדולים או שמא, אחד גדול ואחד קטן?   … Continue reading →

The central part of this week’s Torah portion, Shelach-Lecha (or Shelach) describes the story and sin of the “spies”, a story that happened about two years into the journey from Egypt. The story is told twice in the Torah, here … Continue reading →

Many different musical instruments accompany the Biblical story: the Levites had musical instruments, as told in Psalms 150, with which they accompanied their singing in the Temple. King David strum his harp at midnight, and since the early pages of … Continue reading →

פרשת נשא: איפה מתחיל המסע?  Parashat Nasha: Where should our journey begin 176 – is the number of verses in this week’s Torah portion, Naso, the longest portion in the Torah, which by coincidence – or not – has the … Continue reading →