Category: Judaism
Parashat Vayikra: What gives value to an act?
Jerusalem Post This sacrifice is usually brought voluntarily. There is no obligation to bring it – other than under rare circumstances – and the person brings it to the Temple of his own will. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-735213
Read MoreParashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: The complementary experiences
Jerusalem Post In contrast to the simple reading that sees the five books of the Torah as continuing one after the other, we find that the continuation of the Book of Exodus is found in the two books that follow. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-734503
Read MoreLIVE: Dr. Eduard Shyfrin discusses his upcoming book “The Relativity of Death”
Jerusalem Post Dr. Shyfrin spoke at the Jewish Book Week in London earlier this month. https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah/article-734410
Read MoreParashat Ki Tisa: Devotion to Shabbat
Jerusalem Post Shabbat is an invitation to devote oneself to the sacred, “For it is a sign between Me and you for your generations… for it is holy unto you.” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733886
Read MoreParashat Ki Tisa: The choreography of mercy
Jerusalem Post We can now better understand the placement of the incidents of the anger of God and Moses in reaction to the golden calf. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733889
Read MoreParashat Tetzaveh: Remember and follow
Jerusalem Post Remembering is also woven throughout the annual reading of the Torah, referenced in all Five Books of Moses. Why so much attention and significance to memory in Judaism? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733182
Read MoreParashat Tetzaveh: The lantern of humanity
Jerusalem Post This issue of lighting the candles in the Mishkan, and afterward in the Temple, aroused great attention among the sages of the Midrash. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-733180
Read More‘Eco Bible’: Relating biblical teachings to environmental threats – review
Jerusalem Post Eco Bible 2, like Eco Bible 1, provides a feast of Bible-related ideas that can be groundbreaking in efforts to help shift our imperiled planet onto a sustainable path. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-732402
Read MoreParashat Truma: Time travel in the biblical text
Jerusalem Post Are we being told that reading the Torah is like traveling in Dr. Who’s TARDIS, whose inside is larger than its outside dimensions and travels backward and forward in time? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-732518
Read MoreParashat Truma: Precision, perfectionism and goodwill
Jerusalem Post Even partial results are considered sufficient when they are based on a sincere desire to do the right thing. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-732517
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