Tag Archives: Torah

IF you go out, then here’s the list… The Torah portion of Ki Tetze

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Rudyard Kipling wrote his famous poem, “If”, about the first word in this week – and next week’s – Torah portion. Well, maybe. At least this is what comes to my mind this week when reading that “Ki”. “Ki” has … Continue reading →

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“Eat a little something”… Parashat Ekev

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

This week we read the famous 3 words: ואכלת, ושבעת וברכת – “and you shall eat, and be satisfied and bless’ (Deuteronomy 8:10), and one must wonder: how did this turn into four paragraphs and some blessings and closing singing … 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 People of the Journey & the Journey of the People: Matot-Mas’ei

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

L and I are introduced warmly because “you’re both from Israel! isn’t it wonderful?!” I quickly notice that my Hebrew is too fast for her and that she has an accent I can’t quite place. The hospital worker who made … Continue reading →

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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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G-d is in the Details

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

At the end of the day, it’s all about the details. But, look at the big picture! I do, and when I look at it really, really closely, I see that it’s made of lots and lots of tiny little … Continue reading →

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On patience & haste, and what if we were G-d…

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Ten whole Plagues. Many days. Weeks. Months of preparations. There was even time to collect gold and silver vessels from the neighbors. Time to get organized and start baking… It seems like this could go on forever. And suddenly, chipazon!! … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost MLK’s Torah Portion

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

America is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr this weekend. Had he a Hebrew birthday, it would have been between this week’s Torah portion and the next, the height of the story of the Exodus. ******* ג וָאֵרָא, אֶל-אַבְרָהָם אֶל-יִצְחָק וְאֶל-יַעֲקֹב–בְּאֵל … Continue reading →

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Lech Lecha – Peace be the Journey

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: Turns out, in Brooklyn, there are no yard-sales (no yards…) and no garage sales (for same reason) but! instead, there are “stoop sales” – a yard-sale on the brownstone’s steps… This Shabbat is “Shabbat Project”: “The idea is simple … 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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