Parashat Tetzaveh is the only one in the entire book of Exodus in which the name of Moses does not appear. It is the portion in which a...

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering; take My offering from all those whose hearts prompt them...

Parshat Mishpatim is an overwhelming cluster of laws that the Kadosh Baruch Hu delivered to our people. Just last Shabbat, we received...

The Torah portion of this week is surely the most well-known in its content, along with last week's Shabbat, in which we relived the...

Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 3 In the 1850s, a new variety of orange was discovered in the citrus orchards of Jaffa, and...

Parshat Beshalach describes the trials and wonders experienced by the children of Israel in the days following their departure from...

The narrative of the last three plagues—locusts, darkness, and the death of the Egyptian firstborn—begins this week. This concludes...

"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...

Do you know the popular saying "the calm before the storm?" Many times, we find ourselves in an almost ideal calm situation, where...

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...

Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 When we were kids, we learned about the People of Israel, the conquest of Canaan, and the...

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;...

Our Parasha, Miketz, brings the stories of Joseph's success, the fulfillment of the dreams he interpreted. Joseph goes from darkness to...

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...

According to the Avot Treaty, in chapter 3, it is Rabbi Akiva who teaches us that Hakol tzafui vehareshut netuna "Everything is foreseen,...

Once again, I must begin my article in the Temple Times with images of an event I witnessed, just as it happened with last month's and...

This parasha invites us to witness a very special process: that of how a complicated, intricate, and twisted individual in their...

And this is the lineage of Isaac, son of Abraham; Abraham fathered Isaac. (Genesis 25:19) Thus begins Parashat Toldot, which will delve...

"They were Sarah's days..." That's how this Parasha begins, with an enigmatic start, contradicting the Parasha's name, "The Lives of...

Every time we reread this Torah portion, I find myself pondering a recurring question, especially in these times. I'm not a fan of...