Tag Archives: Moses

Purim & Tish’a Be’av; Moses & Esther; and the Torah portion of Ki Tisa too

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

פורים ותשעה באב, אסתר ומשה וגם פרשת כי תישא (English below)  יש לנו בתנכ 5 מגילות שתואמות ל-5 ימים בשנה. אם נלך לפי סדר השנה התורנית (כלומר, מניסן), נמצא את שיר השירים לפסח, רות – לשבועות, איכה – לתשעה באב, … Continue reading →

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Yitro: “like a bird – Tzipora – born to be free”…

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

כמו ציפור(ה) נולדה לחופש… פרשת השבוע שלנו, פרשת יתרו, נפתחת בתיאור מפורט לגבי הגעתו של יתרו והמשפחה אל המחנה: וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע יִתְר֨וֹ כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵת֩ כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה אֱלֹקים֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־הוֹצִ֧יא ה’ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ וַיִּקַּ֗ח יִתְרוֹ֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה … Continue reading →

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Because redemption takes time…the Torah portion of Va’era

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

כי הגאולה לוקחת זמן… פרשת “וארא” פרשת “וארא” עם תחילתן של עשרת המכות, מעלה שאלה מעניינת: כמה זמן עבר מהרגע שמשה קבל את משימתו במפגש הסנה הבוער שראינו בשבוע שעבר, ועד ליציאת-מצרים ותחילת הגאולה? אנחנו רגילים לקרוא את המכות בליל … Continue reading →

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Live. Pray. Love – by – Moses

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Prayer and hospital go hand in hand. Or maybe it’s prayer and life. I remember a saying: “as long as there are tests, there will be prayers in public schools”. In the end, everybody prays, every blade of grass has … Continue reading →

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The Power of Goodbye – The Book of Deuteronomy & Shabbat Chazon

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

The opening scene in the classic movie “Hair”, although set back in Oklahoma, those last minutes between father and son in the quiet foggy early morning, awaiting for the rickety bus to appear around the corner, always remind me of … Continue reading →

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People of the Journey

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: It’s the last Shabbat of this Jewish year, 5777, and — my fist Shabbat at my new position at the Prospect Heights Shul, in Brooklyn. “Wow”, is all I’ll say for now… and if you’re in the area, please … Continue reading →

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The morning after (Tish’a Be’av)

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: Hot, sticky summer night, and suddenly – sparks hopping around in the grass and bushes – fireflies! Until now, fireflies appeared only in my kids’ children’s books. Now they are here, dancing. Them and the beautiful, red cardinal, to … Continue reading →

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Shabbat Shuva: on Finding Balance – or – Standing and Walking

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In Riverdale NY, it seems like the whole world is celebrating this season. First, the weather has been a sunny, pleasant fall; not humid anymore and not yet freezing. Some of the famous trees are starting to change; there is … Continue reading →

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Moses’ Ikea Tablets

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In our “Lessons in Leadership” class, I ask my students: Was it ok for Moses to break the Tablets? At first they are shocked that I would even ask such a question. The incident of the Golden Calf is often … Continue reading →

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what’s ahead on the journey

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

If we were G-d, what would we do? ‘I’ll do whatever I want!’ ok, so let’s say we’d spend bazillion of years enjoying ourselves on a beautiful beach somewhere, and then another bazillion traveling around our amazing universe, and then … Continue reading →

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