Sinai and Jerusalem: A Journey of Jewish Faith
The story of the Jewish people takes them from Egypt to Sinai and ultimately to Yerushalayim. The Maharal describes that…
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The Trace of Jerusalem
Our parsha discusses the yearly cycle of the holidays. The Jewish calendar follows aunique cycle of wave-like spiritual energy. There…
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The Pesach of Jerusalem
The name “Pesach” originates with the word used by the Torah to describe God’s saving of the firstborns of the…
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The Pleasant Unity of Jerusalem
On Shabbat HaGadol there is a custom to read the chapter of Malachi as the haftorah instead of the standard…
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An Ohel Mo’ed Out of Jerusalem?
The Noam Elimelech opens his commentary to our parsha with an astute observation on the first verse of Vayikra. Our…
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Purim, Protests, and Jerusalem
This week was a pivotal week for those of us who are tired of watching the unbridled hatred displayed at…
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Who Builds Jerusalem?
This week we remind ourselves that our war against Amalek and other forms of evil is ongoing. It is a…
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The Folly of Jerusalem
The structure of the Mishkan consisted of wooden beams. The Torah is careful to delineate that these beams should be…
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Yearning For Jerusalem
This week is the first of the four special Torah readings that lead up to Pesach. They are all connected…
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From The Earthquake of Sinai to the Peace of Jerusalem
This week the world experienced a devastating and frightening earthquake. As believing Jews, we should “live with the parsha of…
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