Exodus 1:1 – 6:1 (3-4 Minute Read) Shemot begins both the Torah parasha, or portion, and Biblical book of the same name. The twelve sons of Israel (i.e. Jacob) came to Egypt with their families. The Israelites were fertile and…
(5-6 Minute Read) Thousands of Jews listened intently to the English words reverberating out of the speakers of countless radios all throughout Tel Aviv and other Jewish cities. The audience waited with bated breath, silently adding the tally of the…
(6-7 Minute Read) It was a cool, brisk morning in November of 2018. Or, at least, it was cool and brisk by the standards of the residents of the Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. About thirty Jewish men had gathered…
(3 – 4 Minute Read) Acharei Mot is a Hebrew phrase meaning “after the death of,” referring to the death of Aharon’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu. In the midst of the joy of the dedication of the Mishkah, Tabernacle,…
Ben Kerido (5-6 Minute Read) The year was 1915. The European continent was ravaged by the carnage of World War I, and hostilities spilled over into several other continents, including western Asia and the Middle East. Ottoman Turkey had formed…
