“Big” Feelings in a “Small” Letter Shalom, In the Hebrew alphabet there are no capital or small letters. All the letters are supposed to be equal. However, according to the tradition, there …
Test or Banner? Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading Torah portion “Va’Yera” in the book of Genesis – Be’Reshit. In this Torah portion the root ‘love’ appears for the first time in …
A Perspective on The History of Nations Shalom, This week’s Torah portion spans the Flood מבול – , its causes and aftermath, leading to the tower of Babel – מְגַדֵּל בְּבַל events and to the …
Intellectual vs. Material Joy Shalom, Tomorrow night we will be celebrating the holiday of Simchat Torah – שמחת תורה. This is the day on which we end the current annual Torah reading cycle with the last Torah portion: וזאת הברכה and begin the …
The Restored Promise Shalom, Tonight we will celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. During the entire 7 days of this holiday, the ritual is to dwell in a temporary “hut” – sukkah – סוכה. One of the rituals for Sukkot is to …
The Journey of the Soul Shalom, This Shabbat, Yom Kippur – יום כיפור the Day of Atonement, during the Minha prayer we will read from the book of Jonah – ספר יונה. Here is the story of the prophet Jonah in a …
Chromosomes of the Creation Shalom, Yesterday we celebrated the opening of our new Jerusalem branch location in the Baq’a neighborhood and had a housewarming ‘Chanukat Bayit’ – חנוכת בית ceremony in our gorgeous offices here, which were designed by Sarit Harel. https://www.facebook.com/sarithareldesign/ Orly …
Questioning the Orders Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading Torah portion “Ki Tavo” in the book of Deuteronomy – Devarim. This Torah portion includes the laws of the tithes given to the Levites and to the poor, and detailed instructions on how to …
Concealed Blessing Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading the portion “R’eh” of the fifth book of Torah – Devarim – דברים (words). Moses tells the people of Israel, “See, I place before you today a blessing and a curse. The blessing that will come when they fulfill G‑d’s …
Wording One’s Lifetime Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading the third portion “Ekev” of the fifth book of Torah – Devarim – דברים (words). Rabbi of Mishkoletz explains a verse in this week’s Torah portion: כִּי לֹא עַל-הַלֶּחֶם לְבַדּוֹ יִחְיֶה הָאָדָם–כִּי עַל-כָּל-מוֹצָא …
Leadership Lessons Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading the first portion of the fifth book of Torah – Devarim – דברים (words). This book is also called משנה תורה ‘MISHNEH TORAH’ – ‘Repetition of Torah‘. It is called so, because in this book Moses appeals to …
Mayday or Main Day? Shalom, We are now going through the 21 days of what is called in Hebrew “Yamey Bein HaMetzarim” – ימי בין המצרים Days of Distress. These 21 days refer to the period of time that passed between …