Tag Archives: Leviticus

Love math and more

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In Daf Yomi (the daily Talmud page) we’re reading Masechet Z’vachim or “Tractate Slaughtered Offerings”; 120 pages of detailed descriptions what kind of actions and intentions should there be during the mostly meat sacrifices, which makes me think about meat … Continue reading →

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On memory & celebration, and an invite to see and heal

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

When the 8th day of Pesach fell on Shabbat, something happened: the Torah reading in Israel, where there is no 8th day, proceeded to the Torah portions in Leviticus, while those of us in “chutz-la’aretz” stayed one more day with … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Silence

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

My great grandmother, Flora Grünberger, loved ice-skating. In the winter months, when the Oder river would freeze over, she’d take her granddaughter, my mom, bundle up, and go out into the cold. They’d put on their special shoes, hold hands … Continue reading →

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Melting our hesitations by the fire

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Tzav, holds the middle point of the verses in the Torah, in the heart of the Book of Leviticus. Leviticus, Vayikra, is the only book whose name begins with a vav – a letter which … Continue reading →

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משונה נחלה זו מכל נחלות שבעולם

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Lunch time at Yeshivat Maharat. A very pluralistic group of women and men of all ages and Jewish denominations walks into our beit midrash (study). I walk a bit closer and say a very Israeli, “shalom”! They are surprised: “Shalom??” … Continue reading →

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Say What?? Parashat “Emor”

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In a Torah portion that gives us a list of all the Biblical holidays, and shares more details regarding the holiness of the priestly service, the last story – in Leviticus 24 – seems completely out of place. A man, … Continue reading →

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A Vignette, a “Full-Moon” & Trees

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: I think I have finally moved to NY… My proof? a phone call with some service (bank? phone? who knows-) who asked for my address: “What city? Can you spell it? State please? Can you spell that?” My patience … Continue reading →

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In Silence

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

I’m sitting between the embroidered pillows on the purple couch at my aunt’s sunny living room, my feet rubbing against the soft carpet, indoor plants shading us from the slowly accumulating spring heat. In front of me is the mahogany … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Pesach Cleaning and Tzav; Shabbat Hagadol and even The Elections

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Pesach is here, and with it, the cleaning panic. Everywhere I look there is “stuff”, and in every bit of the stuff, there could be chametz!! The prospect is daunting. It seems like we should spend every wakeful second with … Continue reading →

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