Parasha

Parashat Balak: What is the price of aloneness?

In a highly integrated world, the isolation of the State of Israel is itself a strategic risk. Some voices in Israel deride this issue or dismiss concerns about how we are viewed.

A person is seen sitting alone (illustrative).
ONE SHOULD NOT intrude into the life of his neighbor.

Parashat Balak: Guarding our eyes

Reading a torah scroll

Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place

MONOTHEISM WAS never intended to remain the private inheritance of a single nation.

From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion


Finding meaning in Judaism: From captivity to candle lighting - opinion

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

 Agam Berger reunited with her family

Parashat Teruma: ‘Its interior is filled with love’

An exploration into the meaning and significance of the cherubim (angels) that sat upon the Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle.

 THE OBJECT permanently placed in the holiest site on Earth had the pure faces of innocent children.

The Bibas Babies; the Keruvim and the Cry of a Mother


Parashat Mishpatim: The Jewish consciousness of ‘hessed’

You must assist him even at the expense of helping a righteous person who also needs aid – so that you may overcome the inclination to hate that person within your heart.

 An illustrative image of a coinpurse.

The Angel’s Double-Edged Sword: Protection and Obligation


Parashat Yitro: Preceding the Torah

Good character traits – especially those expressed in accepting those who are different and understanding their pain and feelings – are a prerequisite for receiving the Torah.

 An illustrative image of a path leading to a cloud formation shaped like a heart with sunlight shining through.

Parashat Yitro: Hearing the silence, seeing the sound

Comprehension begins within us, including our understanding and encounter with God – the universal web that connects us to everything and everybody.

 Lightning is seen over Palmachim Beach.

The Chosen People: But Why Us?

 An orthodox man prays at the Western Wall

From fear to song: Haftarah of Parashat Beshalach mirrors Israel's current state - opinion

As in the Jewish Bible, Israel also now stands at a moment that offers the hope of quiet. With a fragile cessation of hostilities holding for now, we feel just about ready to lift our heads and heart

 Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

Parashat Beshalach: The path to victory

Unite the nation through love and kindness, and we will defeat the descendants of Amalek.

 An illustrative image of chess pieces.