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
Parshat Naso: Lift Me Up
There is a theme in this week’s Torah reading that is related to the name of the parsha, Naso. Three times this word... Read More
Shavuot: When We Were Young
Can we climb this (Sinai) mountain? I don’t know –The Killers Shavuot, the holiday commemorating the giving of the Torah to the... Read More
Parshat Bamidbar: Lost Among the Masses
This week we begin the fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar. Bamidbar literally means “In the desert” because it covers events that happened to the... Read More
Parshat Behar/Bechukotai: Fear the Lord!
One of this week’s parshas, Bechukotai is not one of the funner Torah readings. It contains the Tochacha, sometimes called The Admonition or Reproof. It is... Read More