Chukkat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
6.30.2012 Ricardo Ortiz Ricardo examines this torah portion in light of some of the teachings of water.
Read More »Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
6.23.2012 Rabbi Paul Falk Rabbi examines the rebellion of Korach as a crime scene and looks to piece together all the clues to find out what caused such destruction.
Read More »Be-Ha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16)
6.9.2012 Rabbi Paul Falk Rabbi delves in the scriptural concept of replacement and connects it to the parable about the patched garment and wine skins.
Read More »Nasso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
6.2.2012 Rabbi Paul Falk Rabbi delves into the Nazarite Vow and how it compares to being a Levite or Priest. He then looks to Paul to see if this vow is employed.
Read More »Be-midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
5.26.2012 Ricardo Ortiz Ricardo examines 3 aspects brought up in the Torah: desert, fire, and water.
Read More »Be-Har-Be-Chukkotai (Leviticus 25:1-17:34)
5.19.2012 Rabbi Paul Falk Rabbi compares Shavuot to the Sabbath Year and Jubilee to understand their common themes and and better understand what YHVH wants to teach us through them.
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Ariel Apparel
Jerusalem Post
- Unholy status quoThe Muslim status quo is just as illusory, although its effects as expressed in ongoing terrorism and the frozen peace process are more readily apparent.
- Le’Chaim! My father’s rich life and lasting smileOn July 1, at the age of 85, Dad, better known to most as Chaim Collins, or “that nice old guy,” died in the compassionate surroundings of Hadassah-University Medical Center’s hospice.
- Europe is blind because it doesn’t want to seeIn recent years, French Jews have been repeatedly attacked by Muslim assailants motivated by religiously based hatred of Jews. France has persistently ignored the significance of this.
