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 Alexis Levy - Assistant Director Parshat Ki Tisa In the aftermath of the golden calf, Moshe hurries down Har Sinai and upon witnessing the people sinning, throws the luchot to the ground, shattering the stone tablets. As a result of Moshe’s heartfelt prayers, G-d...
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...