Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Naso This week’s parsha, Parshat Naso, starts off with Hashem asking Moshe to count the tribe of Levi. This counting is a continuation of the counting of all of Bnei Yisrael in last week’s parsha, Parshat Bamidbar. וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה...
Lauren Friedman - Educator Parshat Bamidbar Here in Israel we are experiencing many acts of violence, something new to many of us who come from abroad. Rosh chodesh Sivan was this Wednesday, which gave us a source of happiness in these trying times. The avodah of chodesh Sivan...
Rav Yehosua Felberg - Educator Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim The psauk says Vayikra 254 וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת להשם שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר But in the seventh year, the land shall have a complete rest a Sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow your field,...
Esther Farkovitz - Educator Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim In this week’s parsha Hashem instructs the Kohanim, the priests of the nation saying, קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְהָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ Emor 21:6 They shall be holy to their God… so they must remain holy This...
Miriam Stolovich - Educator Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim פרשות אחרי מות קדושים- על הצדק ומה שמעבר לו. "לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט לֹא תִשָּׂא פְנֵי דָל וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶךָ". לפי פשט הפסוק, חלקו האחרון מקביל לחלק הראשון, לא לעשות עוול, אלא צדק. אולם ייתכן שהשימוש במילה "עמיתך" הניע את...
Dvar Torah by Rav Effie Kleinberg - Educator Parshat Tazria-Metzora I finally cracked the code, or at the very least some of the enigma of life in Israel. A question that has been nagging at me ever since I first visited here was: Why are Israelis in such...
Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Shemini This week’s Parsha, Parshat Shemini, opens up with the inauguration of the Mishkan. This is a monumental day full of unparalleled excitement and emotion for the Jewish People. The Jewish People, following Hashem’s direction, have built a physical...
Dvar Torah by Rav Yonaton Hirschhorn - Rav of MTC PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI In this week’s Parsha, Parshat VaYakhel-Pikudei, the word “lev”, the Hebrew word for heart, appears 13 times. Throughout the Parsha, the Torah goes into depth explaining every single particular aspect of building the Mishkan and...
Dvar Torah by Shira Melamed - Director Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei In this week's Parsha we learn about the halachot of the Menorah in the Mishkan. From all the elements in the Mishkan, it is the Menorah that has continued to be used as a symbol of Judaism. I believe that...
Alexis Levy - Assistant Director Parshat Va'era One parsha into Sefer Shemot and we are already in the midst of the process of Yetziyat Mitzrayim. Parshat Vaera describes the first seven of the Ten Plagues – the havoc they wreak on the Egyptians and the belief in...