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Torah Portion


Articles on the weekly Torah readings, including inspiration and explanations.

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall.

Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times

A person is seen sitting alone (illustrative).

Parashat Balak: What is the price of aloneness?

ONE SHOULD NOT intrude into the life of his neighbor.

Parashat Balak: Guarding our eyes

 IDF soldiers from the 146th Reserves Division begin operations in southern Lebanon.

Parashat Hukat haftarah: The argument that persists

By KENNETH BRANDER
OUR CULTURE celebrates those who can juggle multiple tasks at once.

Parashat Hukat: The red heifer's lesson in an age of multitasking and fragmentation

‘MESIRUT NEFESH’: Willingness to give up comfort, time, money, and personal interests for a greater value.

Parashat Hukat: A life of meaning

Meira Sohlberg, wife of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg, reacts to the attack by haredi protesters on their Alon Shvut home, June 3.

Parashat Korah: Misreading intentions

Almond trees bloom near the border with Lebanon.

Parashat Korah: The story of the almond – and of diligence

Overconfidence, underconfidence –both negative.

What the ma'apilim teach us about faith and judgment

 The Grapes of Canaan by James Tissot (circa 1900). Although the 12 spies brought back a cluster of grapes so large that it took two men to carry it, only two of the 12 brought back a good report of the land.

Joshua's spies chose faith over fear - can Israel do the same?

Truth

Parashat Shlah: The absolute truth

The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017

Parashat Beha'alotcha: The courage to see beyond

Reading a torah scroll

Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place

IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War.

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

THE PURSUIT of individuality is one of modern culture’s most prominent trends.

Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective

‘YOU ARE growing up in a generation with dozens of types of dairy desserts in the refrigerator.’

Parashat Behar-Behukotai: Quality vs quantity

GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12.

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

That mission is rooted in the fusion of the sacred and the everyday.

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The promise of permanence

These are also days of great light.

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Love your neighbor as yourself

‘Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her, all who love her.’

Shabbat Rosh Hodesh: At the threshold of renewal

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