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 …
A Fragile Peace Shalom, This Shabbat we will read from the Torah portion ‘Pinchas’. Parts of this Torah portion are frequently read on Rosh Chodesh – ראש חודש (New Moon) and various holidays, because it concludes with a detailed list of the daily …
CURSE BECOMING A BLESSING Shalom, This Shabbat we will read from the Torah portion ‘Balak’. This portion tells us about Balak, the king of Moab, who invites Balaam the prophet to curse the people of Israel. Balaam asks G-d whether he should go. Initially …