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Torah Portion


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

‘MAN IS like the tree of the field.’

What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?

SORCERERS, MAGICIANS, diviners: The Torah rejects them all.

Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well

A person is obligated to identify where their own 'point of choice' lies.

Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose

 Moses is seen breaking the Tablets after coming down from Mount Sinai.

Parashat Eikev: With respect for the past

REMBRANDT'S MOSES with the Ten Commandments

Parashat Eikev: The things we step on

Every generation has its super powers.

On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries.

Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain

SEVENTY LANGUAGES?

Parashat Devarim: Always relevant

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

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

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