By Michael Rosen View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet “And the Lord spoke to Moses saying, For these shall the land be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names” (Numbers 26:52). The Torah portion of Pinchas discusses apportioning the land of Israel according to preset measurements, called ‘nahalot’. These […]
By Ilana Stein The Torah Portion of Balak is dedicated by Carrol Cowan: “In memory of my father, who lived justly, loved mercy, and walked humbly with his G-d.” View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet In the portion of Balak, the prophet Bilaam, hired by King Balak of Moab, sets out to […]
By Rabbi Yonatan Neril View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet This week’s Torah portion, Chukat, can be viewed as a narrative about the Jewish people and water. Mayim (water in Hebrew) is mentioned twenty-two times. The portion begins with G-d’s command to mix water with the ashes of a red cow for purification. […]
By Rabbi Yehudah Levi[1] View Print Version l View Source Sheet The portion of Korach is named for the rebellious Levite Korach who started a dispute over the issue of kedushah. The concept of kedushah is central in Judaism, and its meaning can have profound impact on the environment today. Kedushah or the corresponding adjective, kadosh, […]
By Dr. Jon Greenberg View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet This week’s Torah portion begins on a positive, confident note. Moshe (Moses) is commanded to transmit the Divine instructions for lighting the oil-lamp menorah to Aharon (Aaron), and to dedicate the tribe of Levi to the service of the mishkan (Tabernacle). The […]
