By Dr Jon Greenberg View a Printable Versionl View a Source Sheet In this week’s Torah portion, G-d tells Moses: “Command the Children of Israel that they shall give to the Levites, from the heritage of their possession, cities for dwelling; and open space all around the cities shall you give to the Levites. The […]
By Rabbi Yonatan Neril View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet This week’s Torah portion, Mattos, conveys a profound message about the ways in which we struggle to balance material and spiritual aspirations. With the Jewish people poised on the east bank of the Jordan River in what is now modern-day Jordan, the tribes […]
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. […]
