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Torah Portion


Articles on the weekly Torah readings, including inspiration and explanations.

 DIFFERING REACTIONS to gifts.

Parashat Tazria: ‘Tzara’at’ and divine providence

 ONE MUST set aside feelings of shame and fear – and perform what is incumbent upon them.

Parashat Shemini: Humility as a prerequisite for the role

 A MASHGIACH checks vegetables in keeping with kashrut laws.

Parashat Shemini: Turning inward, turning outward

 Gratefulness (illustrative)

Parashat Tzav: Thank you, thank you, and again, thank you

 Sweet fruits are seen on sale.

Parashat Vayikra: Satisfaction and sacrifice

 ‘KORBAN,’ DETAIL of wood and acrylic on canvas,  2017-2024.

Parashat Vayikra: Burnt offerings

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 AFTER THE planks and curtains were prepared, who actually built the Mishkan itself?

Parashat Pekudei: What can we do?

A FAMILY gathers around the Shabbat candles

Parashat Vayahkhel: Shabbat – the sign of connection

 WHILE SEEING is believing, hearing is a deeper sense.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Seeing and hearing: The difference

'The adoration of the Golden Calf’ by Nicolas Poussin

Parashat Ki Tisa: In the aftermath of sin

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
 THREE OF the famed Chagall windows depicting the Twelve Tribes of Israel, at Hadassah Ein Kerem’s Abbell Synagogue, Jerusalem.

Parashat Tetzaveh: To rule or to serve?

 ‘FIERY CHERUBIM,’ 70x50 cm. acrylic on canvas, 2024.

Parashat Truma: Guardians of the ark

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 An illustrative photo of a woman praying.

Parashat Truma: The Temple and peace

 The significance of trust

Parashat Mishpatim: The significance of trust

 ‘SHAKEN AND Stirred (Har Sinai),’ 70x90, acrylic on canvas, 2020.

Parashat Yitro: Under the mountain

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 ‘WHY DO you sit by yourself, and they are all standing?’

Parashat Yitro: Honoring the ordinary person

 ‘TRANSCENDENT DANCE,’ 50x70, acrylic paint and aggregate, 2020-2024.

Parashat Beshalach: The dance of transcendence

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 (Illustrative): Independence makes a person implement education from parents and teachers.

Parashat Beshalach: Faith, dependence, and independence

 ‘LUNAR CONSIDERATIONS,’ 90x120 cm. acrylic and iridescent gold with coffee grounds, 2024.

Parashat Bo: The light of renewal

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 An illustrative image of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Parashat Bo: To each his own

 Western Wall (Illustrative)

Parashat Va'era: The power of a mission

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