Bamidbar 5778 – The Embassy and Gaza
This week’s Torah portion has a lesson on the benefits of order. The 12 tribes are organized into four camps.
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Numbers (Bamidbar)
Masei 5777 – Borders and “Authentic” Judaism
צַ֞ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֥ם בָּאִ֖ים אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן זֹ֣את הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּפֹּ֤ל לָכֶם֙ בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִגְבֻלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ Instruct the
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Naso 5777 – The Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Even some of my supporters have told me, “Rabbi, I come to shul to relax on Shabbat. I don’t want
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Matot Masei 5776 – Life’s Journeys
This second part of this week’s Torah reading, Masei, begins with a bit of a travelogue. Eleh masei v’nai Yisrael,
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Balak 5776: Blessings, Curses, and Non-Complementarity
This week’s Torah reading starts with Balak, the king of Moab, (across the Dead Sea from Masada) feeling worried. Very
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Naso 5775: Enjoy Your Wine!
God wants us to drink wine. That’s my favorite conclusion from thinking about this week’s Torah reading, Naso. In this
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