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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 →

“A sad Pesach”, answers my besty When I send a yellow flower & wish her a happy festi – A sad Pesach? I wonder, what she means? She wishes me so, or says or… what is it? And I know … Continue reading →

אורח אחר לליל הסדר The following post was mostly published two years ago. The first paragraph read: “The latest series of terror attacks demands for something to be said on the matter … as if it is blasphemy to start … Continue reading →

לכבוד ראש חודש ניסן This week was Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the first month of the biblical year, the beginning of spring in the Land of Israel (as we experienced with a lightning storm in the evening and a hail storm … Continue reading →

“עז והדר לבושה”…. פרשת שמיני How much ink has been spilled and how many quills have been sharpened”… (an expression from Midrash Tanhuma Zav, 7) in an attempt to engage, discuss, understand, interpret the case of Nadav and Avihu, the … Continue reading →