Balak - weekly Torah portion
Naturally Balak is very worried of the fact that the Israelites are getting closer and closer to his land. As the custom was in those...


Chukat - weekly Torah portion
This is not a week of which the government of the State of Israel can be proud of, in fact its deeds have raised anger across the Jewish...


Korach - weekly Torah portion
Many times a leader will find herself or himself in a position where those who are led by them are full of complaints. Moses, who has...


Shlach Lecha- weekly Torah portion
A true drama unfolds before us when reading the portion of the Torah of this week. A story about spies that are sent to check the...


Behaalotcha- weekly Torah portion
The portion of the Torah of this week begins with an instruction, “When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front...


Neso- weekly Torah portion
"Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say...


Bamidbar - weekly Torah portion
One hundred and fifteen years ago, in 1902, Noah Rosenblum wrote his poem “Carry to Zion a Flag and a Standard” (my free translation,...


Emor - weekly Torah portion
The concept “there shall be one law for you; it shall be for the stranger as well as the native” appears not only in this week’s portion...


Achary Mot, Kedoshim - weekly Torah portion
At the beginning of this week we celebrated the 69th Intendance Day of the State of Israel. We have returned to the land the Jews have...


Tazria Metsora - weekly Torah portion
This Shabbat we read two portions of the Torah together, we read about a variety of issues dealing with personal cleanliness and...

