Parshat Re’eh: Bad Jews
This week’s parsha has a cavalcade of mitzvot – 55 in total. Some of them don’t get a whole lot of press such as... Read More
Parshat Eikev: Listen to Isaiah
Last week we marked the fast day of Tisha B’Av. Tisha B’Av is the national day of tragedy for the Jewish people.... Read More
Parshat VaEtchanan: If Only We Had A Prophet
If Only We Had A Prophet This week’s parsha is a continuation of the lengthy final speech that Moshe delivered to the... Read More
Parshat Devarim: Who Are You?
This week we begin the fifth and final book of the Torah, Sefer Devarim – The Book of Deuteronomy. Devarim is unique amongst the... Read More
Parshat Matot/Masei: They Just Love a Good Funeral
This week we were treated to the spectacle of the Iranian state funeral of Ali Khamenei attended by hundreds of thousands throughout the... Read More
Parshat Pinchas: Happy 250th
The United States of America is celebrating its 250th birthday on Shabbat. Growing up in Canada in the 60’s we had very little... Read More
Parshat Chukat-Balak: Go Your Own Way
Go Your Own Way In one of this week’s double parshas the Jewish people are confronted with an enemy of a different... Read More
Parshat Korach: Trump and Israel
I have been speaking to many people about the Iran deal that has taken place this week, and this excellent piece by Rabbi... Read More
Parshat Shelach: A Minyan Can Change Everything
Some are under the mistaken impression that the reason the Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years was because of the sin... Read More
Parshat Beha’alotcha: Moshe – He’s A Boss
Oh people, look around you The signs are everywhere You’ve left it for somebody, other than you To be the one to... Read More