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תורה וטיולים: פרשת ויקרא – תזכו למצות! The lives of many teachers in Jewish day & Sunday schools, who struggle to impart a little Jewish tradition, culture and knowledge to their students, would become much easier if the cycle -or … Continue reading →

תורה וטיולים: ויקהל- פקודי – על “ה”נס וביקור בשילה This Shabbat we read about the greatest miracle in the Torah! A miracle? Well yes. After two and a half Torah portions of instructions, we finally actually start building the Mishkan! … Continue reading →

הכל זהב… תורה ותיירות לפרשת כי תישא Among the Torah portions that deal with the instructions for building the Tabernacle and those that describe the building of the Tabernacle itself, we find the Torah portion of Ki-Tisa, loaded with details … Continue reading →

תורה ותיירות: פרשת תצוה – על הזית ועל הרימון The Torah portion of Tetzave opens with the instruction to take pure olive oil for the menorah. The olive gained its fame early on in the Torah, when the dove brought … Continue reading →

תורה ותיירות: ‘ארץ אשר הרריה נחושת’ – פרשת תרומה… Four Torah portions are dedicated to the Mishkan, the mobile Tabernacle that accompanied the Children of Israel over hundreds of years, starting with the description of the donation (better translated as … Continue reading →

תורה ותיירות: עין תחת עין ותחת מעיין… פרשת משפטים Just last week, we stood at the foot of Mount Sinai for the “wow” of Giving of Torah, and here comes this week’s Torah Portion, Mishpatim, with all sorts of smal, … Continue reading →

פרשת יתרו: “כמו ציפור נולדה לחופש“… When the Holy One meets Moses at the burning bush and guides him towards his mission, He explains it in one verse: “I have come down to rescue them (the Children of Israel) from … Continue reading →

“טו בשבט הגיע, חג לאילנות”, ככה היינו שרים בגן, וגם “השקדיה פורחת”… לפני כמה שנים, לכבוד טו בשבט, הלכנו למשתלה לקנות עץ שקד. הוא היה רק מקל חום, אבל ישר ומלא פוטנציאל. שמנו אותו באדמה, הוספנו קצת זבל, מים והרבה … Continue reading →

פרשת בשלח: על חצי עבד, חצי בן חורין “And it came to pass when Pharaoh has sent the Children of Israel “… This is how this week’s Torah portion opens, and we wonder, wait, who is it that sent the … Continue reading →

!פרשת בא – בזמן The Torah portion, Bo, lives in two worlds: Our time in Egypt is coming to its end including the last plagues, which means, the last days of slavery and servitude, and on the other side, the … Continue reading →