The Song of Zion
This Shabbat is known as “Shabbat Shirah” or the Shabbat of Song, due to the fact that our parsha records…
Read MoreThis Shabbat is known as “Shabbat Shirah” or the Shabbat of Song, due to the fact that our parsha records…
Read MoreJewish unity is an important value in the Torah. God only rests his presence on the Jewish people when they…
Read MoreWalking through the streets of the Shiloach (aka Silwan), a feeling that one has entered a different country is unmistakable.…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with the broadest of all possible lenses. While Moshe is beset with pain over the Jewish people’s…
Read MoreIn this week’s parsha, Moshe heroically protects his Jewish brother by killing the cruel Egyptian overlord. To protect his standing…
Read MoreA few years ago, I was on a plane and sitting next to me was a girl from Alabama who had…
Read MoreIn Yaakov’s final blessings to his children, he juxtaposes Zevulun and Yissachar. He first blesses Zevulun for his ships and…
Read MoreThe Midrash in this week’s parsha compares Yosef to Zion. Each step of Yosef’s journey – from his initial favored…
Read MoreThe Maccabean revolt revolved around several axes. On one level, it was a fight against religious persecution. The Greeks forbade…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha begins the long saga of Yosef’s life. His eventful story begins as a young teenager in his…
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