Sages and Saints
Maimonides on Abstinence As mentioned in a previous Covenant and Conversation, there was an ongoing debate between the sages as to...
Shavout in the Wilderness ( Bamidbar)
Numbers 1:1–4:20 Why we read Bamidbar before Shavuot. The name for fourth of the five books of Moshe is called BaMidbar which translates...
The Sound of the Shofar
We are on the eve of Jerusalem day, the day that commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War. To this day I...
The Wilderness And Jerusalem Day
The book of Bamidbar or the Book of the Wilderness is the book describing the wilderness experience of the newly emerging people of...
The Mountains of Israel
Every morning as I walk to my shul( synagogue) for morning prayers, I usually walk up the ramp on the side of the building . At the top...
Heaven Touching Earth
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion We are taught in the Torah portion that there is a deep connection between the revelation at Mount...
Jerusalem: The Divine Melody
A united Jerusalem is touched by a Divine Hand. Nothing in this world happens by happenstance or coincidence. The lines of human history...
Purposeful walking
Behar Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) The verb "walking" appears in various places. , We are assured in the Torah portion of...
For The Land Belongs to Me
Behar Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) 'When you come to the land that I am giving you, the land shall rest a Sabbath to Hashem.' The...
Waiting for Revelation
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion Parshat Emor (Leviticus 21:1–24:23) Many people who embark on a path of spiritual growth or a...