Parashat Haazinu: An Invitation to Witness
Who could say goodbye to this world singing? The melodies of Yamim Norayim still resound in our ears. If we could choose, perhaps, like...
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Sep 29, 2022
The Search for a Positive Vidui
When I was a child I was lucky enough to learn Hebrew and Judaism in a way that I only understood when I became an adult. The Hebrew...
Sep 24, 2022
Parashat Vayelech—Shabbat Shuvah: An Act of Teshuva (Repentance)
The marathon has already started. We are going through the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe. We are in the middle of Aseret Yemei Teshuvah,...
Sep 17, 2022
Parashat Nitzavim: The Pressure to Commit
Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnei Adonai— “All of you today stand tall before the Creator.” Thus begins our parasha. It speaks to all of...
Sep 10, 2022
Parashat Ki-Tavo: To Be Present
Parashat Ki-Tavo includes, as usually happens, in the last sections, many references to mitzvot of which Moshe reminds the People of...
Sep 3, 2022
Parashat Ki-Tetze: Take Advantage of Your 30 Days
We are already aware that we are going through the month of Elul. If you haven't started your personal review for the year that is about...
Aug 31, 2022
Yaakov—A role model for Yamim Norayim
We are going through the month of Elul and obviously we find ourselves again after a year in the same place of scrutinizing our interior,...
Aug 27, 2022
Parashat Shoftim: A King Must Remember Who is Above Him
If you wanted a parasha that would make you think about several topics with a single reading, that is the one that summons us this week....
Aug 20, 2022
Parashat Re'eh—Rosh Chodesh Elul: Look, Observe
Re'eh. Look. Observe. Sometimes it is difficult for us to distinguish between good and bad. And, above all, learn to discern and choose...
Aug 13, 2022
Parashat Ekev: Does the Lord Ask Too Much of Us?
What does the Kadosh Baruch Hu (the Lord) ask from us? It seems that He asks us everything. It seems that He demands a total dedication...
Aug 6, 2022
Parashat Vaetchanan—Shabat Nachamu: Consolation After Anguish
What is “being holy” all about? There is a parashah in which the Creator compels us to be holy, as He Himself is: Parashat Kedoshim. Our...
Jul 30, 2022
Parashat Devarim
The parashah that we are reading this week is Parashat Devarim. It is the first of the 5th and last book of the Torah. In this parashah...
Jul 23, 2022
Parashat Matot-Masei
This week we read two parshiot that, depending on the year, are read together or separately. This year, together (or mechubarot). In...
Jul 16, 2022
Parashat Pinchas
Who is Pinchas? Pinchas is both the hero and the antihero, depending on who judges it. Pinchas is someone who takes justice into his own...
Jul 9, 2022
Parashat Balak
In recent weeks we have seen how the People of Israel faced enemies and defeated them one by one, with the help and spiritual support of...
Jul 2, 2022
Parashat Chukat
What a sad parashah...! A parashah in which there are important farewells and major losses. The first is the death of Miryam. So it...
Jun 30, 2022
Seven values of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement
Why do we choose to be Masortim? In our Temple affiliation, we rarely find ourselves faced with the situation of choosing which Movement...
Jun 25, 2022
Parashat Korach
How difficult is the election season, when we need to choose for the right candidates! How does a person realize if a candidate speaks to...
Jun 18, 2022
Parashat Shelach-Lecha
The expression “it depends on the eye that looks at it”, or similar expressions, show us that each one of us has more than one point of...
Jun 11, 2022
Parashat Behaalotecha
Suppose someone told you that you are no longer good for what you have dedicated your whole life to; what would you do? How would you...
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