Parshat Beha’alotcha: Insights to Inner Lights Rabbi David and Tirtza Benchlouch are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Seattle, Washington, where David serves as the rabbi of Congregation Ezra Bessaroth Parshat Beha’alotcha highlights themes central to the inner spark of Jewish belonging that concur with
Parshat Naso: The Nazirite According to Rabbi Elia Benamozegh’s Em laMikra Rabbanit Malka and Rabbi Eliezer Shai Di Martino are Straus-Amiel shlichim serving as the community rabbinical couple in Lausanne, Switzerland The analysis that we are going to make will
Parshat Bamidbar: Constantly on the Road Rabbi Yedidya and Ahuva Toyber are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Caracas Venezuela, where Yedidya is the rabbi of the Sephardic community and head of the kollel, and together, they head the region’s Jewish and Hebrew
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: The Slippery Slope Rachel and Evyatar HaCohen are former Beren-Amiel shlichim at the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Palo Alto, California, USA The portion of Behar focuses mainly on laws pertaining to Jewish life in the Land
Parshat Emor: Jewish Festivals and Daily Routine Rabbanit Batya and Rabbi Yehuda Strul are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Tucuman, Argentina, where Yehuda is the community’s deputy rabbi and Batya is the Jewish Day School principal In our portion, God says to
Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The Calling of the Kohen Gadol Rabbi Yoni and Shiran Dreyer are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Omaha, Nebraska, where Yoni is the deputy rabbi of the community and Shiran serves as an educator at the Friedel Jewish Academy
Parshat Tazria-Metzora: “Tum’ah & Tahara” – Definitions in Flux… Rabbi Daniel and Rebbetzin Ilana Epstein are Straus-Amiel shlichim serving as the Rabbinical Couple of Western Marble Arch Synagogue in Central London The Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora, appearing as
Parshat Shemini: Expanding Kedusha Rabbi Elan and Nomi Mazer were Straus-Amiel shlichim in Toronto, Canada, where Elan serves as National Director of Mizrachi Canada The first half of Sefer Vayikra discusses two main topics, sanctity and purity. Sanctity, kedusha, relates
“Who am I?” Humility vs. Evasion Rabbi Eliyahu Gateno is the Rosh Kollel of the Straus Semicha Program training rabbis for the Diaspora, part of Ohr Torah Stone’s Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical Seminary, and the Director of the Maarava
Parshat Tzav:Routine or Rejuvenation during Shlichut? Rabbi Avichai Apel is a Straus-Amiel shaliach who serves as the Rabbi of Frankfurt and Chair of the Conference of Orthodox Rabbis in Germany Every so often, or maybe even regularly, we have to
Parshat Vayikra: The Means and the Purpose – Thoughts on Sacrifices and Shlichut Rabbanit Rachel and Rabbi Ariel Tal are Straus-Amiel shlichim in Miami, Florida, where Ariel serves as head of Jewish Studies at the Jewish Culture High School The
Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei: The Message of the Calendar Rabbi Eliran and Ayala Shabo are Straus-Amiel shlichim serving as the rabbinic chaplaincy couple at the University of Edinburgh and on campuses along the east coast of Scotland The portions of Vayakhel and
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