Monthly Archives: May 2023

Torah & Travel with the Torah portion of Naso: “Thus shall you bless the People of Israel”…

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Torah & Travels in the (Book &Torah portion of the) wonderous desert….

תורה וטיולים: ספר ופרשת – אתן “במדבר” תורה ועם וטבע מופלא…   If we fold the map of Israel in half (north-south), we will find that about half the country is defined as midbar, desert. Almost exactly in the area … Continue reading

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Torah & Travel with Be’har-Be’chukotai: what’s shmita got to do with Mt. Sinai & Junction 7?

פרשת בהר -בחוקותי – מה ענין שמיטה להר סיני ולצומת שבע? “What does Shmita have to do with Mt. Sinai”, Rashi asks his famous question about the opening verse of this week’s (double) Torah portion, Behar-Bakhukotai, in a phrase that … Continue reading

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The Torah portion of Emor: Holiness All Around

פרשת “אמור” – קדושה מסביב לכבוד ולזכר ולע”נ אבי מורי, אהרון כהנא ז”ל, שיום השנה ה- 55 שלו חל השבוע בפסח שני (קישור עם דברים לזכרו למטה) In honor & in memory of my father, my teacher, Aharon Kohane z”l, … Continue reading

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