THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION: From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This portion is…
A narrow gorge near Sde Boker in the Negev south of Beer Sheva. “Then the Angel of YHVH went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the…
THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION: From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This…
Waterfall in the Golan Heights, the ancient domain of Og King of Bashan (the “Last of the Rephaim/Giants”); This area was taken by Moses and later granted as part of the inheritance of Menashe. 1. NEW THREATS IN THE FIELDS…
THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION: From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This portion is…
Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem 1. “PRICE TAGS.” “Price Tag” is a form of lawlessness behavior which began amongst Jews living in Judea and Samaria a couple of years ago, and is now spreading within recognized borders of Israel itself. It originally…
THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION: From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This portion…
Entrance to the “sealed room” in the authors’ apartment. For some years now it has been required that new apartments built in Israel contain a sealed room with reinforced walls. The boxes on the stool at the entrance contain gas masks,…
THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION: From ancient times there has been a weekly portion (Parashah) from the first five books of Moses (The Torah) and an ending (Haftarah) from the Prophets read on the Sabbath in synagogues around the world. This portion…
“At the command of the LORD the sons of Israel would set out…even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would keep the LORD’s charge and not set out.” (Numbers 9:19. From this week’s Torah…