Weekly Torah Reading
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Va’etchanan: The Lord is our God, the Lord is One
By Ariel Ben Avraham. We must conceive our connection and relationship with God as part of Him. This is the main lesson...
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Devarim: Facing the Material World
by Ariel Ben Avraham. “The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb [Sinai], [and] said: ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and journey forth (…)’” (Deuteronomy 1:6-7)...
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You shall possess the land and you shall dwell in it – Parshat Masei
Another perspective on the past and present situations in the Redemption of the Jewish Nation, Eretz Yisrael, State of Israel. by...
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The Prophetic Voice
Art By Phillip Ratner By Jonathan Sacks During the three weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha b’Av, as...
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Matot-Massei: Enforcing our Connection with God’s Love
By Ariel Ben Avraham . We mentioned in previous commentaries that the war against the potential negative trends in our consciousness must...
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Pinchas: Priesthood as the Highest Level of Consciousness
By Ariel Ben Avraham Consciousness is a multidimensional space that encompasses all aspects, traits and qualities that shape human identity. These dimensions...
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Balak: The Blessings of Love’s Ways and Attributes
by Ariel Ben Avraham. In the dual perception of the material world we are compelled to make choices every moment, and the...
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Chukat: Living God’s Commandments
Illustration by Yoseph Savan based on The Zohar By Ariel Ben Avraham We have said frequently that the Torah defines our Jewish...
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The Twelve Tribes of Israel
By Ariel Ben Avraham. We have said that the Jewish identity encompasses multidimensional facets contained in the twelve Tribes of Israel, and...
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Behaalotecha: Living in Love’s Ways and Means
By Ariel Ben Avraham .“So it was, whenever the ark [of the Covenant between God and Israel] set out, Moses would say,...
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Naso: Honoring our Faithfulness to God’s Love
By Ariel Ben Avraham . Let’s reflect on the passages of this portion regarding the faithfulness between a married couple (Numbers 5:12-15)...
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Bemidbar: Before the Divine Presence
By Ariel Ben Avraham . The Torah makes evident that the Creator guides and directs our steps when we choose to embrace...
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The Ever Repeated Story – The Torah is about the truths that emerge through time
Great insight and clarity. Bamidbar takes up the story as we left it toward the end of Shemot. The people had journeyed...
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Israel’s rebirth advances towards the redemption of humankind.
PARSHAT BEHUKOTAI. by Yehuda HaKohen “The survivors among you – I will bring weakness into their hearts in the land of their...
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Bechukotai: Our Relationship with the Creator
By Ariel Ben Avraham. In previous commentaries in our blog about this portion (Parshat Bechukotai: “Following Love’s Ways” on May 2, 2010...
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“If your brother becomes impoverished and his means falter in your proximity, you shall strengthen him – proselyte or resident”
PARSHAT BEHAR. Commentary by Yehuda HaKohen. While the Torah instructs the Hebrew Nation to establish a holy kingdom over the entire Land...
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Behar: Serving the Love of God
The Torah defines the Jewish identity as the people who are destined to serve the Creator. The entire Torah is about our...
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EMOR:It is our responsibility to actively sanctify – and guard against desecrating – G-D’s Name through our personal behavior.
PARSHAT EMOR.by Yehuda HaKohen. “You shall not desecrate My holy Name, rather I should be sanctified among the Children of Israel; I...
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Emor: Consecrating God in who we are
By Ariel Ben Avraham. The sanctity demanded by the Creator from the children of Israel includes their priests as well, and this...
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You shall not be a gossip monger among your people, you shall not stand aside while your fellow’s blood is being shed – I am HaShem
PARSHAT KEDOSHIM By Yehuda HaKohen. “You shall not be a gossip monger among your people, you shall not stand aside while your...
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