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The priestly blessing is one of the most well-known biblical texts. Let’s have a look at it: “The LORD spoke

‘Parashat Balak’ {פרשת בלק} – the weekly Torah portion of ‘Balak’ – refers to the story of the King

Today’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Chukat’ {חקת} (‘decree’ or ‘law’). This is the sixth ‘Parashah’ in the Book

Yesterday we talked about the fascinating structure of the priestly blessing and today we will discuss the Hebrew meaning of

‘Nazirite’ is ‘Nazir’ (נזיר) in the original Hebrew and it is derived from the Hebrew root N-Z-R (נ-ז-ר) which means

The last matter of our weekly Torah portion is when Moses appointed Joshua to succeed him. Let’s have a

Yesterday’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) was ‘Naso'{נשא} (‘take’ or ‘carry’). This is the second ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Numbers

Just before the people of Israel left Mount Sinai, the following dialogue between Moses and Jethro took place: “And Moses

Before the Torah is read at the synagogue, there is a ritual of opening the ‘Torah ark’ and leading

Today’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Korach’ {קורח} (named after the biblical figure ‘Korah’). This is the fifth ‘Parashah’