Parshat Lech Lecha
Go! Go for yourself. These are the famous words that open this week's parsha. A story of a journey, of Avram making his own way through...
Parshat Bereshit and Noach
For some existential reason we like to pinpoint periods of time easily divided and multiplied into meaningful round units that we can...
Parshat Vezot Habracha (Simchat Torah)
This is the last parshah of the year. V’zot HaBracha is the concluding chapters of the Five Books. Devarim 34:1 - 4 “Moshe went up from...
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
It is well established that God does not have a body. It is written in the text: וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־פָּנָ֑י כִּ֛י...
Yom Kippur
This week is Shabbat Shabbaton, the Grand Final of all Shabbatot. It is the only fast that is allowed to occur on Shabbat and in fact...
Parshat Ha'azinu
Parshat Ha'azinu is famous for its structure. It like few other places in the Tanach is constructed as a song. It's opening words Haazinu...
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech
The end of the tenure of Moshe draws closer and close, and although he addresses the task of preparing the Jewish people to enter into...
Parshat Ki Tavo
This week's parsha reads: וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֗ם אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר֩ עָשָׂ֨ה...
Ki Teitze
The laws concerning the rebellious child appear at the start of this weeks' Parsha. The rebellious child is peculiar because he is...
Parshat Shoftim
We were made in the image of God (Bereshit 1:27). We must strive to fulfil essence of God in our actions and in our dealings. And so, if...