Author Archives: Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →