Please READ and SHARE. So here’s what’s behind the strange title. The lead story of the weekly Torah portion – “Shelah Lekha” (Numbers 13-15) – which we will read on Shabbat, June 5, is about the Twelve Spies (one from each tribe) who, at God’s command, are sent from the desert by Moses to scout the…Continue readingGrasshopppers or Grapes: Plan your Trip to Israel Now
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The Other “Home Front”
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־ל֗וֹט אַל־נָ֨א תְהִ֤י מְרִיבָה֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔יךָ …כִּֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים אַחִ֖ים אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ …فقال ابرام للوط لا تكن مخاصمة بيني وبينك …. لاننا نحن اخوان ‘Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me…for we are kinsmen…’(Genesis 13:8) While most of the news media and social media have focused on the conflict between…Continue readingThe Other “Home Front”
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Proverbs and Israeli PR
In studying the book of Proverbs (Ch. 26 – today’s chapter of the daily Tanakh/Bible study program called “929” – the number of chapters in the Hebrew Bible), I came across two consecutive, contradictory verses (vs. 4-5) that are most apt for responding – or not responding – to anti-Israel and anti-Zionist media: אַל־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל…Continue readingProverbs and Israeli PR