Author Archives: Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

פרשת וארא: “לא ידעתי את ה’, וגם את ישראל לא אשלח”… This is it, it’s time!! After many generations in exile, slavery, suffering, hard work, torture and bondage, Gd is going to take the Children of Israel out of Egypt, … Continue reading →

שבת במצרים?? Once upon a time, when we were young (I mean, the kids), there was no internet with movies, and we didn’t have an antenna to catch exciting channels, just a small television “box”, with a big “belly” and … Continue reading →

פרשת ויחי – על קו התפר Why does the book of Genesis end here? Why is there a division into books at all? Why don’t we have a “Torah”, one book from the beginning till “before the eyes of all … Continue reading →

פרשת ויגש – בנימין השותק The Torah portion of Vayigash is one of the (54…) most moving sections in the Torah. It is the only portion that begins in the middle of a conversation: the previous section ended with Yosef’s … Continue reading →

In the middle of Hanukkah, when we seem to have gotten used to the holiday routine, Rosh Chodesh Tevet arrives, and then, in certain Jewish communities of the Mediterranean basin, a holiday that has gained momentum in recent years, Chag … Continue reading →

במקומות בהם חנוכה “מתחרה” בחג המולד, אחת הדרכים “למכור” את חנוכה, על אורותיו השקטים והצנועים, והסביבון הקצת משעמם, אם להודות על האמת, מול רשימת המתנות הנוצצות שאפשר לבקש מסנטה, והשירים המרגשים וההרמוניים, זה להציע 8 לילות של מתנות, במקום רק … Continue reading →

The Torah portion of Veyeshev, which includes the story of Joseph (the multi-color coat, his first dreams and his “sale”) up until his events at Potiphar’s house, along with the story of Judah and Tamar, tells about the events that … Continue reading →

We can easily take out all of chapter 34, and seemingly, nothing will be missing from the story of the Book of Genesis, and yet, the Torah opted not to give up on Dina’s story: “Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom … Continue reading →

The Hebrew word for “ladder”, sulam, appears only once in the entire Bible: “And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was placed towards the ground, and its top reached towards heaven, and behold, the angels of Gd ascending and descending … Continue reading →

Aside from their romantic get-together, Isaac and Rebecca are only with us for one, not-too-long Torah portion of Toldot. We already met them last week: him in his walking, silent meditation; her, gracefully managing to water the servant’s ten camels, … Continue reading →