PARSHA POSTS: BEHAALOTCHA

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Jun 18, 2025, 8:44 PM

From Grasshoppers to Lions: Reclaiming Jewish Pride and Strength

This week, I am sharing two thoughts – the thoughts below were penned before Israel started Operating Rising Lion in Iran, which began last Friday morning. These thoughts can be read on my Substack channel In this, I concluded with these...

Rachelli Prawer

Jun 16, 2025, 6:48 PM

Raising Generation Redemption

My children's beds in our Mamad [safe room], complete with Teddy (courtesy)

It might be one of the strangest bedtime routines ever. My two older children now sleep in our safe room nightly, though even in the last few months before this current war, they have chosen to sleep there more...

Jun 16, 2025, 5:48 PM

Looking For The Light- Beha’alotcha 5785

My family and I spent most of last week on the west coast in Oregon, where I officiated the wedding of my youngest brother and new sister-in-law. It was, in a word, wonderful. It’s very rare nowadays for all...

Michael Rainsbury

Jun 16, 2025, 12:23 AM

Israel’s Opening Strike: A Biblical Moment?

"Arise, Lord, let your enemies be scattered". We say these words when we open the ark to read the Torah. I can't say I've ever really taken this as a literal prayer. Until Friday morning, when Israel launched a...

Este Abramowitz

Jun 15, 2025, 11:57 PM

Baruch HaShem, my husband Chaim and I just welcomed our newborn son to our family. He’s named after Chaim’s father Kalman, who was a great man and whom I’ve written about in an earlier article. And we added on...

Jonathan Muskat

Jun 15, 2025, 11:41 PM

Humility, Greatness, and the Strength of Purpose

This past Thursday night, I attended a wedding. Amid the joy and celebration, upon hearing that Israel just attacked Iran, someone sitting next to me remarked, “I guess all the rabbis are going to have to rip up and...

Jun 13, 2025, 6:16 PM

Aaron not the Ayatollah

As we enter an uncertain Shabbat with our safe room ready and stocked, many of us will turn to this week's Parshah. There is a crucial lesson for us, and for the Iranian regime, in this week's Torah portion,...

Jun 13, 2025, 6:09 PM

The Jewish trump card over Iran

Last night, Israel launched a devastating preemptive strike against Iran’s military and nuclear ambitions. The IDF explained that Iran was on the verge of producing nuclear weapons, and there is no question of their aims against Israel. This was...

Jun 13, 2025, 5:51 PM

The Days of Miracles and the Hand of God

The Days of Miracles and the Hand of God There are moments in history when the fog clears, and we glimpse—if only for a moment—the unmistakable imprint of the Divine. We are living through one of those moments now. Over the...

William Hamilton

Jun 13, 2025, 2:51 PM

With Others and For Them

“There are two ways to defend your house against enemies,” said Yehuda Halevi, the 12th century sage who adored Zion. “One is to build a wall around your own house. The other is to join with your neighbors and...

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