Category Archives: Baruch Cohon

CHECKING IT OUT – “Sh’lakh l’kho” – Num. 13-15 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

CHECKING IT OUT – “Sh’lakh l’kho” – Num. 13-15 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon You get a call from your friend, your employee, or a member of your family, advising you of an opportunity.  A house for sale in a neighborhood … Continue reading

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A DOUBLE TORAH WEEK – Shavuot & B’haalot’kha – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A DOUBLE TORAH WEEK – Shavuot & B’haalot’kha – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read Numbers chapters 8-12. Among other things this section partly answers a question that came up last week about the men of Levi. … Continue reading

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE – “Naso” – Num.4:21-7, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE – “Naso” – Num.4:21-7, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Last week’s census counted 11 tribes of Israel, numbering men age 20 and over, “all who go out to the army.” This week we find Moses counting the … Continue reading

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COUNTING IN THE DESERT – Bamidbor – Numbers 1-4:20, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

COUNTING IN THE DESERT – Bamidbor – Numbers 1-4:20, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week’s reading gives its name to the entire book which it opens. But the English name seems to bear no relationship to the Hebrew name of … Continue reading

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PROCLAIM LIBERTY – B’har – Lev.25:1—26:2 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

PROCLAIM LIBERTY – B’har – Lev.25:1—26:2, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon By far the most famous words in this week’s Torah reading are the ones engraved on the Liberty Bell: “Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” Certainly an … Continue reading

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