PARSHA POSTS: BAMIDBAR

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Jul 10, 2024, 1:17 AM

Building a World Without anti-Semitism

How Jews believe in Gentiles We all know that anti-Semitism is an enormous problem. Even more painful than the animus of our enemies is the silence of our friends. But why do they hate us? It seems to be the great paradox of...

Jun 16, 2024, 11:59 PM

There is so much joy in being Jewish!

Chabad Shluchim Dance with the Torah as they celebrate the Torah and Jewish life.

There is so much joy in being a Jew. There is the joy that comes with purpose: the knowledge that one has been called upon to play a unique role that is exclusively theirs to play. There is the joy of...

Jun 16, 2024, 11:53 PM

Embracing Second Chances: Resilience in the Face of Adversity

As we delve into this week’s Torah reading, the concept of Pesach Sheini, or a second chance, feels profoundly relevant. In a world often overshadowed by doom and gloom, it serves as a poignant reminder that despite the hardships,...

Jun 13, 2024, 11:08 AM

Ethics of Love. Education of Hate

Today is my mother's Yahrzeit, Marion Levine. As I pen these words to her memory, I reflect on the values she imparted. Like most Jewish parents, my parents believed in the power of a vital education that teaches right...

Jun 11, 2024, 8:03 PM

Are We Moving Towards or Away From Sinai? Shavuot 5784

It was exactly a year ago, on the eve of Shavuot that the last of the Eyn Samia shepherding community finished dismantling their homes and fled their homes because of State backed settler violence. Since then, another 20 communities...

Jun 9, 2024, 6:28 PM

Standing at Sinai- On One Leg

It took Hillel and that Cheeky outsider To reenact the scene. “The whole Torah While on one foot,” He demanded. “I’ve already tried Shammai, And went away broken.” Hillel recognized the scene. “The whole Torah Needs two feet, Two people, Your fellows. Your fellows are Your other foot. Direct yourself to them, (Not to me,...

Jun 9, 2024, 5:55 PM

Jewish importance of ideological moderation: Parshat Bamidbar

Liberals and conservatives disagree about so much in our polarized society, yet there is one thing the extremists on both sides seem to agree on, and that is hatred of Jews and Israel. Who could have imagined that we...

Jun 8, 2024, 8:57 AM

Celebrating Birthdays: A Path to a Better World

A group of girls joyfully celebrate a colleague on her birthday. (Freeepik).

The world would be a better place if everyone celebrated their birthday. For starters, there is a major crisis of confidence, with way too many people seeing their birth as a chance or an accident. Celebrating one's birthday is a...

Jun 7, 2024, 8:50 PM

Liminal Space (Bamidbar, Covenant & Conversation)

In English, the book we begin this week is called Numbers, and for an obvious reason. It begins with a census, and there is even a second count toward the end of the book. On this view, the central...

Jun 7, 2024, 8:24 PM

Unity not Uniformity

In just over 6 weeks we will commemorate the 55th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin placing the American Flag on the moon. In this week’s parsha, Bamidbar (1:52), we read about flags: ‘The Israelites shall camp, each person with...

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