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I am far from being objective about anything that has to do with the celebration of the 15th day of the month of Av. Thirty six years ago...

This Shabbat we begin reading the last book of the Torah, Deuteronomy, where in its first portion Moses details the wanderings of the...

Moses is furious when the representatives of the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad approach him and suggest, “If we have found favor in...

The “Phinehas” portion of the Torah is interesting because seemingly it contains many disjoint topics. There is a reference to the zeal...

How fair are you tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel. מַה-טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל. This ancient...

When wondering in the desert it is no wonder that when one reaches a well it is a reason to rejoice. This is certainly the case in this...

Complaints, complaints and even more complaints. Moses and Aaron must contend with all of these and still continue to lead the People...

They Toured the Land The tale about the men who were sent by Moses with an instruction to “Go up there into the Negev; then go up into...

Dear members of the IMPJ and its congregations, guests and dignitaries, In this week’s portion of the Torah we read, “Then the Lord spoke...

In just one week, on the 18th of the month of Sivan 5778. June 1st, 2018, the biennial of the Israel Reform Movement will begin at...