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Torah Portion


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

 DOES GOD exist, and if so,  how does He interface with the universe?

Parashat Nitzavim: A personal covenant with God

 ‘LOOK FORTH from Thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Thy people Israel, and the land which Thou hast given us, as Thou didst swear unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ (‘Deuteronomy’ 26:15)

Parashat Ki Tavo: Choice, decency, observance of commandments, and Torah study

 An illustrative image of a married couple.

Parashat Ki Tetze: Commitment, abilities, and results

 An illustrative image depicting a question mark.

Parashat Shoftim: Balancing moral decisions and personal interests

 SENNACHERIB, KING of Assyria, in a war chariot, returning from victory in battle. Engraving; British Museum, London.

Parashat Re'eh: Why didn’t the Israelites come to the Temple in Jerusalem?

 Anat Meir mourn near her husband grave Sayeret Matkal soldier David Meir, who was killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7 at the battle on Kibbutz Be'eri, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on July 9, 2024.

Kaddish period for Oct. 7 victims ends this week. What does that mean?

 PROSPERITY CAN lead to forgetfulness (Illustrative).

Parashat Ekev: The remembering person

 WE MUST learn from God’s response to the people’s request.

Parashat Devarim: Allowing the mistake

 YORAM RAANAN, Jerusalem Ohr Chadash! 130 x 100 cm, 2018, Oil on board.

Art and Torah: Longing for new light

By MEIRA RAANAN
 FEAR DROVE the Moabites to lead the Israelites into sin.

Parashat Matot-Masei: The difference between fear and evil

 THE END of Moses’s role was not a failure but the conquest of another peak. Pictured: Mount Everest.

Parashat Pinhas: How Moses ended his role as leader of the Jewish people

 DID THE people of Israel have any real reason to fear Balaam’s curse?

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

 ‘RED HEIFER’ by Antonio Tempesta, Italian printmaker, 16th century.

The perplexing nature of the red heifer: Turning to faith when logic is absent

 HOW CAN a person approach holiness after coming close to death?

Parashat Chukat: Protest against death

 DON’T CAST your eyes in envy.

Parashat Korach: Envy, interests, and disputes

 FROM NOW on, every leader would be judged by the example of Moses.

Parashat Shelach: Moses’ example of leadership

 ‘GATES OF the Heart,’ Yoram Raanan, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm.

Gates of the heart: Gates in Torah and Judaism

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 A vendor arranges onions for sale at Mile 12 International Market in Lagos, Nigeria May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022.

Parashat Beha'alotcha: Freedom comes with responsibility

 WE HAVE a responsibility to educate our children to live in the world as is.

Parashat Naso: Coping with exposure to the world's impurities

 AN IDF soldier writes a letter in a Torah scroll as part of a special November 2023 initiative by the Chief Rabbinate for the welfare of the soldiers, the return of the hostages, and Israel’s success in the war against Hamas.

How do modern Jewish historical moments relate with their Bible portions?

By REUVEN GOLDFARB
 A sign reads "Curb your ego" in this illustrative image.

Parashat Bamidbar: Leadership and arrogance

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