By Ariel Ben Avraham The purpose of the three major Jewish festivals (Pesach, Shavuot and Succot) is to see the Creator...
By Ariel Ben Avraham In previous commentaries we have insisted that there is not such a thing as the apparent conditionality of...
By Lee Diamond, rabbi Isaiah cries in the name of God: “Why, when we fasted, did You not see? When we...
By Ariel Ben Avraham In the book “God as Love” we say that loving our Creator is the Essential Commandment to fully...
By David Hazony In reviewing this week’s Torah reading, a competent editor might have asked Moses what he really needs it...
A point of view: TISHA B’AV by Yehuda HaKohen Throughout most of the year, we are satisfied and grateful as we appreciate...
Another point of view PARSHAT DEVARIM by Yehuda HaKohen “They took in their hands from the fruit of the land and brought...
By Ariel Ben Avraham Every book of the Torah is important as well as every word contained in them, and their messages...
Another point of view of this weeks Torah portion. PARSHAT MASEI by Yehuda HaKohen. “You shall possess the land and you shall...
By Ariel Ben Avraham This portion recalls the journeys of the children of Israel since their Exodus from Egypt under the guidance...
By Ariel Ben Avraham . The previous three biblical portions (parshiot) are related because every event is the consequence of the preceding. In...
By Ariel Ben Avraham Our mystic Sages explain that the highest awareness of our connection with God’s Love (represented by the Jewish...
by Rabbi Ari Kahn Sometimes, biblical stories are complex or densely and intricately woven; other times, the storyline seems straightforward, morally unequivocal,...
By Ariel Ben Avraham “God said to Balaam, ‘You shall not go with them! You shall not curse the people because they...
This past Friday was the first of a series of Shabbat services at the Tel Aviv Port. It is a popular draw...
by Yehuda HaKohen “The Canaanite king of Arad, who dwelled in the south, heard that Israel had come by the route of...
by Ariel Ben Avraham. All the Commandments, statutes and decrees stated in the Torah are related to the Divine Plan that encompasses...
By Rabbi Lee Diamond. 3,000 years ago, King David chose to unite the kingdom of Israel by establishing a capital city for...
By Ariel Ben Avraham This portion mainly refers to the first dispute challenging the national leadership of Moses and the spiritual leadership...
By Rabbi Lee Diamond At the Kineret Cemetery, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee close Kibbutz Degania (Israel’s first Kibbutz)...
You must be logged in to post a comment.