Va'era - Weekly Torah Portion
this week we viewed with excitement as kings, princes, prime ministers and presidents that made their way to participate in the events of...


Shemot - Weekly Torah Portion
Welcome to the book of Exodus, known in Hebrew as the Book of Names, Shemot, the book were a family becomes tribes and tribes become a...


Vayechi - Weekly Torah Portion
Three stories of life and death are at the core of our readings this week from the Torah and the Haftarah. We read about Jacob, Joseph...


Vayigash - Weekly Torah Portion
These are turbulent times for the State of Israel, now that its prime minister has been indicted by the attorney general and his decision...


Toldot - Weekly Torah Portion
The weekly reading of the Torah and the Haftarah provides speakers with endless opportunities to delve into the ancient scripts in many...


Chayei Sarah - Weekly Torah Portion
Today, despite the temptation to deal with Sarah’s life, I will deal instead with two elderly men, just about to finish their respective...


Lech-Lecha - Weekly Torah Portion
We all know the story so well. Abraham sits in his tent and sees in the distance three people. He calls them to join him and prepares a...


Noah - Weekly Torah Portion
Destruction using water, the source of life, is the foundation of Noah’s story. The land is now full of sin and the result will be “The...


Bereshit - Weekly Torah Portion
Last Wednesday evening entailed for me a moving event where the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism was so kind to host an...


Yom Kippur 5780 - Neilah
It is time to close. In a short while we will conclude our Yom Kippur services for the year 5780 and go back to the routine of the Jewish...

