“Parsha and Purpose” – Shavuot/Naso 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Shavuot/Naso 5780 Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Shavuot, God and Creating Eternal Holiness” Click
May 25, 2020
Naso: Stealing from a Convert
Parashat Naso: Stealing from a Convert A convert recognizes the God of Israel as the creator of the world, and
May 24, 2020
“Shabbat Shalom” – Naso 5780
Shabbat Shalom: Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – This week’s reading of Naso describes the “Sota,”
May 24, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Bamidbar 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Bamidbar 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Redemption in the Air: Yom Yerushalayim and Shavuot”
May 19, 2020
Bamidbar: “Take the Levites”
Parashat Bamidbar: “Take the Levites” Why does the Torah go to such lengths to keep the Levites completely separate from the
May 18, 2020
“Shabbat Shalom” – Bamidbar 5780
Shabbat Shalom: Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – ‘And God spoke to Moses in the wilderness
May 17, 2020
Behar-Bechukotai: Does the Curse Overpower the Blessing?
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Does the Curse Overpower the Blessing? The disparity between the relatively meager description of the blessings and the
May 12, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Behar-Bechukotai 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Behar-Bechukotai 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Planting Seeds: Changing Ourselves and the World” Click
May 12, 2020
“Shabbat Shalom” – Behar-Bechukotai 5780
Shabbat Shalom: Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And you shall count for yourselves seven cycles
May 10, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Emor 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Emor 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Priest and Prophet; Ritual and Relevance” Click here
May 5, 2020
Parshat Emor: People with Disabilities in the Holy Temple
Parashat Emor: People with Disabilities in the Holy Temple Rabbi Rafi Ostroff teaches Talmud at the Neveh Channah High School
May 4, 2020
“Shabbat Shalom” – Emor 5780
Shabbat Shalom: Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And I shall be sanctified in the midst
May 3, 2020