by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 19, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Balak Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 The story of Balaam and his donkey is one of the most peculiar and intriguing stories in all of Torah. For one thing, the narrative throughout Torah is normally pithy and succinct, with no unnecessary details. The main story line ever...
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 5, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Chukat Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 Thirty-eight years have passed since our last Torah portion, and the Israelites who had known the slavery of Egypt have all died. The new generation’s only memory of captivity in Egypt is the tales their parents left behind....
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jun 21, 2024 | Torah Reflections
B’haalot’cha Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 Arguably the most important event in the entire Jewish Bible is the moment of Matan Torah, when we were gifted with the Torah during the Revelation at Sinai. There, atop the trembling mountain wreathed in smoke, God...
by Sarah Gazitt | May 30, 2024 | Torah Reflections
B’chukotai Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34 “If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments, I will grant your rains in their season, so that the earth shall yield its produce and the trees of the field their fruit.” (Lev. 26:3-4) Thus promises...
by Sarah Gazitt | May 10, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Kedoshim Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27 “The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the entire Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the Eternal your God, am holy.” (Lev. 19:1-2) Many rabbinic and scholarly commentators read this...
by Sarah Gazitt | Apr 22, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Metzorah Leviticus 14:1 – 15:33 Parashat M’tzora is usually read around the time of Passover, which means that it often coincides with our preparations for the quintessential Jewish festival. This spring cleaning is both an outer process of emptying our...
