Category Archives: Israel

PURE OIL – Tetzaveh – Ex. 27:20ff – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

PURE OIL – Tetzaveh – Ex. 27:20ff – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           The section called Tetzaveh – “You command” – which we read this week starts with a description of the fuel for the Eternal Light to be kindled in the holy Tabernacle in … Continue reading

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GIANT ENEMIES – D’varim – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

GIANT ENEMIES – D’varim – Deut. 1-3:22 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Deuteronomy, the last book of the Torah, consists of Moses’ three farewell orations to his people. This week we will read the first one, reviewing Israel’s travels and trials en route to … Continue reading

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ONE LAND – Matos-Mas’ey – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ONE LAND – Numbers 33 – Matos-Mas’ey – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Another double-header week finds us reading two Torah portions, covering a wide range of subjects.  Vows and how to fulfill them, journeys and battles in Israel’s progress toward the Jordan, exceptions … Continue reading

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A RABBI’S FAMILY – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A RABBI’S FAMILY – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week’s blog is not a comment on the Torah portion.  Not that this week’s reading is dull. Anything but.  It tells the story of Korach — a bitter rebellion within the Israelite camp in … Continue reading

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BLESSINGS AND GRAMMAR–birkas cohanim – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

BLESSINGS AND GRAMMAR –Numbers 6:22-27 – birkas cohanim – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Three sentences that we read in the Torah this week get repeated all the time – in Christian houses of worship, in Masonic funeral ceremonies, and most often in … Continue reading

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