Author Archives: Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

פרשת “שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ… A great temptation is placed before us with this week’s Torah portion “Shoftim” which begins with “magistrates (judges) and officials (police officers) you shall place for yourself in all your gates… and they will judge … Continue reading →

פרשת עקב: “וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ כֹּחִי֙ וְעֹ֣צֶם יָדִ֔י עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י אֶת־הַחַ֥יִל הַזֶּֽה”… According to Wikipedia, the expression “my own power and the might of my own hand” appearing in our weekly Torah portion (Deuteronomy 8:17), usually refers to “a person or … Continue reading →

שבת נחמו לקראת טו באב It says in the Talmud: The mishna taught that Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as happy for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and as Yom Kippur. The Gemara … Continue reading →

תשעה באב וטו בשבט – קיץ תשפד – 2024 הדבר הכי גרוע בתשעה באב, חוץ מזה שזה הצום הכי ארוך והכי חם בשנה, זה שזה קורה באמצע הקיץ, כשבית הספר בחופש הגדול. בנקודה מסוימת, היתה הצעה לשלב את יום השואה … Continue reading →

פרשת דברים – הרשומון של משה At the end of the Torah portion of Noah, we are told that Terach, Abram’s father, took his son, his grandson Lot, and Sarai, who is both his daughter-in-law and his granddaughter, and together … Continue reading →

פרשת מטות-מסעי: נקום את נקמת המדינים… It’s possible to arrive at the Torah portions of Mattot-Mas’ei, especially this year when it’s a double portion, and find plenty of topics to write about: the vows and the power of speech that … Continue reading →

פרשת פנחס: “את־הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ אֶחָ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה בַבֹּ֑קֶר וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֥ין הָֽעַרְבָּֽים“ The Torah portion of Pinchas, named after the grandson of Aaron the 1st High Priest, begins with a drama. At the end of the previous Torah portion, Pinchas … Continue reading →

פרשת בלק: “וישא משלו ויאמר”… A king. A magician. And a she-donkey who’s talking… There is no doubt that the Torah portion of “Balak” is one (of 54…) of the most fascinating sections in the Torah. The 7th portion in … Continue reading →

פרשת חוקת: הולכים הביתה 38 years have passed in our Torah portion this week, Chukat, in one chapter, chapter 19 of the book of Numbers, the chapter describing the ritual of the Red Heifer; and in chapter 20, the journey … Continue reading →