Monthly Archives: March 2023

Torah & Travel: the Torah portion of Vayikra / Leviticus – may you merit mitzvah / matzah!

תורה וטיולים: פרשת ויקרא – תזכו למצות! The lives of many teachers in Jewish day & Sunday schools, who struggle to impart a little Jewish tradition, culture and knowledge to their students, would become much easier if the cycle -or … Continue reading

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Torah & Travel: About The Miracle & a Visit to Shilo – Vayakhel-Pekudei

תורה וטיולים: ויקהל- פקודי – על “ה”נס וביקור בשילה This Shabbat we read about the greatest miracle in the Torah! A miracle? Well yes. After two and a half Torah portions of instructions, we finally actually start building the Mishkan! … Continue reading

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Gold, gold… Torah & Tourism with the portion of Ki-Tisa

הכל זהב… תורה ותיירות לפרשת כי תישא Among the Torah portions that deal with the instructions for building the Tabernacle and those that describe the building of the Tabernacle itself, we find the Torah portion of Ki-Tisa, loaded with details … Continue reading

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Torah & Tourism: on Olive & on Pomegranate – the Torah portion of Tetzave

תורה ותיירות: פרשת תצוה – על הזית ועל הרימון The Torah portion of Tetzave opens with the instruction to take pure olive oil for the menorah. The olive gained its fame early on in the Torah, when the dove brought … Continue reading

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