Monthly Archives: July 2023

תורה וטיולים עם פרשת “ואתחנן” – שבת נחמו – אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ וְאֶת־הַיָּרֵ֜חַ The Torah portion of “Va’etchanan” (and I pleaded…) is always read on the Sabbath after Tisha B’Av, a Sabbath that has been named “Shabbat Nachamu”, the Shabbat of comfort … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים עם פרשת דברים: “אחד עשר יום מחורב”… Once again Moshe is about to say his farewell words, and again he reminds me of the opening scene in the movie “Hair” when Claude Hopper-Bukowski and his father are walking … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים עם מטות-מסעי – מיריחו לפתח תקוה… We have arrived at the end of the Book of Numbers, which usually falls within the – sad and often terribly hot – “Three Weeks”, between the 17th of Tamuz and the … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים עם פרשת פנחס וחמש אחיות… Five sisters, the “daughters of Zlofchad”, appear in our weekly Torah portion, Pinchas, and plead before Moses their claim to receive an estate in the Land of Israel. Who’s their father, who earned … Continue reading →