I found this introduction to Devarim in Richard Elliott Freedman’s Torah Commentary:
“The last verse in Numbers is, “these are the comm… read more
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Pinchas
Another sedra named after a man but this one is for women’s rights. Part of this portion deals with the allotment of land.
Ownership of land is an e… read more
Balak
The main story of the sedra is revealed in its first sentence:
‘And Balak, son of Zippor, saw what the Israelites did to the Amorites’.
In the prev… read more
A special tea party
Last Sunday we hosted a traditional English afternoon tea party for our members aged 80 years old and over. Our older members came together… read more
Chukkat
When a person becomes ritually unclean a red heifer is slaughtered and burnt. The unclean person is purified by sprinkling the heifer&#… read more
Korach
The parsha (as the name suggests) focuses on Korach’s rebellion. Korach was a wealthy and ambitious man, jealous of the position of Moses and Aa… read more
Shelach L’cha
The parashah describes the tragic story of the spies sent into Canaan by Moses, who come back with a report that shows no confidence in the Israel… read more
Building Committee Update, June 2019
Introduction
At the AGM in May we updated the community on our progress, and in particular an important activity that we the Committee had been u… read more
Bha’alotcha
Summary of events
Aaron is commanded to light the menorah to participate in the dedication of the Beit Hamikdash
God tells Moses to instruct Aharon to bless the children of Israel but the words of the blessing pronounced by the Kohanim are prescribed and di… read more
