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פרשת קורח – המוזיאון הלאומי הראשון During the Israelite’s forty years of wandering, many experiences and events happened to them: they received the Torah. They built a tabernacle for Gd’s presence among them. They had manna to taste like all … Continue reading →

המנורה: קדושה ויופי בפרשה “בהעלותך” Summer 2011. We are on a short family trip in Italy. There’s beautiful scenery. Landscapes. Museums. And it is impossible not to stop by the famous menorah carving in the Roman Forum in the old … Continue reading →

I was asked this week, what was the most exciting thing for me about the release of the four hostages last Saturday. Of course, their coming back: the moment of, “I knew it!” blended with the moment of, “Is it … Continue reading →

אם בחוקותי תלכו בצניעות וזקיפות קומה… My grandmother used to say to me “wenn du mit Gott gehst, da gehst du nicht allein”, that is (in the Yekke language we spoke) “if you walk with God, then you will not … Continue reading →

פרשת בהר: “וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ”… The 24th chapter of the Book of Leviticus – the last in last week’s Torah portion of “Emor” – is mysterious. Many commentators have tried to figure it out, and have not … Continue reading →

פרשת אמור – “ממלכת כוהנים וגוי קדוש” The book of Leviticus can be turned into a game of “chutes and ladders” as we climb, jump and ascend uphill in holiness. It begins with the connection between us and between objects … Continue reading →

Who said that (….!) sentence that on Oct 7, more Jews died than in the worst day during the Holocaust? Ok, clearly, based on comments, that is not the exact quote (which might explain why I can’t find the original…), … Continue reading →