Monthly Archives: June 2023

כי מראש צורים אראנו… תורה וטיולים עם פרשת בלק It is a good Shabbat, when the Torah readings in communities outside of Israel and inside the Land join again, so that we can continue together before the period of mourning … Continue reading →

פרשת חוקת – מנהיגות משתנה וביקור בהור-ההר This week’s Torah portion, Chukat, opens with the complicated topic of The Red Heifer that fills chapter 19 and functions as a sort of “place holder” for the thirty-eight years in the middle … Continue reading →

וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִים – פרשת קורח The Torah portion of Korah begins, as expected, with the story of Korah, a distant cousin of Moses, also from the tribe of Levi, who recruits Datan and Aviram from the tribe of … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים, פרשת שלח לך: הטיול של כלב ושלנו לחברון Actually, the Torah should have ended last week. At the end of the Book of Numbers, chapter 10, the journey from Egypt ended, and in just three days the Israelites … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים: פרשת בהעלותך: לעלות, להדליק אור ולראות נוף יפיפה! Last week we received a painful reminder of a non-ideal situation: outside of Israel (“the sea countries”, as the Talmud calls them) there were two day of Shavu’ot, while in … Continue reading →