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 […]
By Miriam and John Schlackman View a Printable Version |View a Source Sheet Our world abounds with mistreatment of the earth. From climate change and ozone layer depletion to urban sprawl and water pollution, our misuse of resources is stunning. But should we be surprised, when ‘Western’ culture seems so heavily invested in the […]
By Evonne Marzouk This week’s Parsha is dedicated by Ora and Baruch Sheinson in honor of Yedidya Aaron Sheinson View a Printable Version |View a Source Sheet In the Torah portion of Naso, we learn of the treatment of the Sotah, a wife who is suspected of adultery. Because her guilt cannot be proven by […]
By Rabbi Jack Bieler This week’s Parsha is dedicated in memory of Erez Levanon, by Rabbi Chanan Morrison View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet While the first significant word in Numbers (1:1), “BaMidbar” (in the desert), bestows upon the Biblical book its Hebrew name, this is not the first time that reference is […]
