by Rabbi | Jun 27, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Bilam is one of the few characters in the Torah for whom we do have an archeological proof of existence. In 1967 an archeological dig found an inscription on the wall of a structure in a city called De’ir Alla. The inscription has been dated to near 9th century BCE....
by Rabbi | Jun 25, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Balak Numbers 22:2-4 to 22:36-38 894-899 Haftarah Micah 5:6-6:8 915 == The basic story of our parsha is fairly simple: Balak, king of Moab, hires Bilam, a well-known seer, to curse the Israelites. Balak sees them as a...
by Rabbi | Jun 13, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
Korach ~ Korach and his followers rebel against Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership and are killed; God instructs Aaron regarding laws of the priesthood. In the aftermath of the two rebellions, God again talks about destroying the entire community – twice....
by Rabbi | Mar 21, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Triennial – Leviticus 3:1-5 to 4:24-26 Etz Hayim p. 592 Haftarah Y’sha’yahu 43:21-44:23 Etz Hayim p. 607 === Our reading deals with the burnt offering, the cereal offering, the well-being offering, the purification...
by Rabbi | Mar 21, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Vayikra centers on sacrifices. The Hebrew word for sacrifice is קורבן KORBAN, and the root is the same root of קרוב KAROV, to be close. Besides sacrifices, there were gifts that people would give to the Temple. This is a story about such a gift. What we know...
by Rabbi | Mar 6, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Our triennial picks up at the moment of the Golden Calf Incident. ~ Who exactly is involved in the collection of the gold? How long does the process of making the calf itself take? What other things are built? ~ What is Aaron’s role? Can you defend what he does? What...
