Parshat Beshalach: Miriam's Song Unites People
Parshat Beshalach describes the trials and wonders experienced by the children of Israel in the days following their departure from...
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Jan 19
Parashat Bo: Powerful Weapons Against Ignorance & Hatred
The narrative of the last three plagues—locusts, darkness, and the death of the Egyptian firstborn—begins this week. This concludes...
Jan 12
Parashat Vaera: Heeding Life's Warnings
"If you continue behaving that way, things are not going to go well!" It's a phrase we used to hear when we were kids, or at least that...
Jan 5
Parashat Shemot: Turning Adversity into Advantage
Do you know the popular saying "the calm before the storm?" Many times, we find ourselves in an almost ideal calm situation, where...
Dec 29, 2023
Parashat Veyechi: The Disruptive Nature of Family
This Shabbat, we conclude the book of Genesis– Bereshit. If we were to summarize it in a few words, we could say that its content...
Dec 22, 2023
Parashat Vayigash: Pain and Reconciliation
Let's talk about pain. As a people, pain is something we respect, keep current, and try not to forget. We don't cease to celebrate joys;...
Dec 15, 2023
Parashat Miketz: Finding Hope in a Dark Time
Our Parasha, Miketz, brings the stories of Joseph's success, the fulfillment of the dreams he interpreted. Joseph goes from darkness to...
Dec 8, 2023
Parashat Vayeshev: From Envy to Enlightenment
There is no doubt that envy is a feeling that generates discomfort, both in the one who feels it and in the one who receives it. It...
Dec 1, 2023
Parashat Vayishlach: Everything is Foreseen, but Choice is Possible
According to the Avot Treaty, in chapter 3, it is Rabbi Akiva who teaches us that Hakol tzafui vehareshut netuna "Everything is foreseen,...
Nov 23, 2023
Parashat Vayetzei: Ascending Jacob's Ladder
This parasha invites us to witness a very special process: that of how a complicated, intricate, and twisted individual in their...
Nov 17, 2023
Parashat Toldot: A Way out of Violence
And this is the lineage of Isaac, son of Abraham; Abraham fathered Isaac. (Genesis 25:19) Thus begins Parashat Toldot, which will delve...
Nov 9, 2023
Parashat Chayei-Sarah: Leaving an Imprint on the Lives of Others
"They were Sarah's days..." That's how this Parasha begins, with an enigmatic start, contradicting the Parasha's name, "The Lives of...
Nov 4, 2023
Parashat Vayera: Finding the Humanity Within All of Us
Every time we reread this Torah portion, I find myself pondering a recurring question, especially in these times. I'm not a fan of...
Oct 27, 2023
Parashat Lech Lecha: Finding the Strength to Thrive
Parashat Lech Lecha offers us a profound and transformative perspective. The phrase "Go from your land, from your birthplace, from your...
Oct 18, 2023
Parashat Noach: We Are Our Brother's Guardians
Parashat Noach encompasses two prominent stories; two stories that have always stayed with us in memory. The first, of course, is the...
Oct 13, 2023
Parashat Bereshit: Our Responsibility to Israel as Jews
We have always been a people with a religion and a long tradition of taking responsibility. Responsible for the world around us, for our...
Oct 5, 2023
Parashat Shemini Atzeret: Counting the Mitzvot
How many mitzvot are there? I am not referring to how many we fulfill or should fulfill, as some argue that there are mitzvot related to...
Sep 28, 2023
Parashat Shabbat Sukkot: The Tradition of Sharing Your Dwelling
It is the first night in the sukkah, and what better way to celebrate than also observing Shabbat? The book of Vayikra (Leviticus) says:...
Sep 21, 2023
Parashat Ha'azinu: We are a People of Music
A Hasidic tale recounts that when the Baal Shem Tov sensed that a calamity was approaching for his people, he would retreat to a place in...
Sep 14, 2023
Parashat Rosh Hashanah: The Two Beings Who Live Inside All of Us
תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֜כֶּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ Sound the shofar on the New Moon, on the appointed time for the day of our...
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