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The bulk of this weeks Torah portion discusses the details of the affliction of Tzara’at. It is a common misconception that Tzara’at is the disease of leprosy, or is some sort of bodily infection that can be cured by medical means. Ho...

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Im Tirtzu is an extra-parliamentary movement that engages in on and off campus Zionist advocacy, in an effort to strengthen the values of Zionism in Israel, with the aim of securing the future of the ...

In the first half of this week’s parshah, the Torah describes the event of the inaugural service of the Tabernacle. ...

With the momentous occasion of Birkat Hachama happening last week, I wanted to try something which is unusual for this blog but which I think can lead to an incredible discussion...

A common idea about Peasch that we have become familar with is, that every year when we are sitting at the seder on Pesach we need to feel as if we have also just come out of Egypt...

Before a holiday, I like to take the time to really understand its meaning, especially one like Pesach, which is so clouded with its stigma of being difficult, a hardship, all that cleaning…As I related in a previous post (See “Rosh HaShana, the Sweet Circle”), there is the idea that time stand...

Rabbi Avraham Itzhak Hakohen Kook had a calendar which he updated every month with an often-cryptic but always inspiring phrase. On year, for the month of Nissan, he wrote: “The Redemption from Egypt will forever stay the Spring of the entire world”. Wi...

Everyone here probably knows the “Vehi Sheamda” part of the Haggadah. What I am going to say right now is pretty self-evident but, for some reason, I’ve heard a lot of people make a mistake understanding this. This...

In the first six verses of this week’s parshah, two things seem out of the ordinary. ...

Im Tirtzu is an extra-parliamentary movement that engages in on and off campus Zionist advocacy, in an effort to strengthen the values of Zionism in Israel, with the aim of securing the future of the ...

This week marks the beginning of the book of “Vayikra” (Leviticus), the third book of the Bible. Essentially, the entire book consists mainly of the details of the sacrificial offerings performed within the Mishkan (Tabernacle). (*...

I started getting involved with an absolutely incredible organization called Im Tirtzu. I encourage you all to join the facebook group of the organization and also to visit the website to learn of ways to support the organization...

I was walking along Yaffo Street in Yerushalayim last night. As I came to the corner with King George, a group of foreigners reached me and waited with me at the traffic light. They were speaking in English. I listened quietly...