Matir Asurim

Hah!  I get a free pass this week -- go ahead and read the regular Haftorah for this Parshah , but it's Rosh Hodesh again!  Happy Tamm...

Both the Torah portion and the Haftorah are concerned with the relationship of the people of Israel to government/authority figures.  In b...

Both the Torah and Haftorah readings for this week deal with "spies" -- reconnaissance missions into the land of Israel.  In the...

This Parsha - literally meaning "as you raise up" - is about redemption.  The Torah reading appears fraught with strife, but is u...

OK, back to work! The Torah portion for Nasso includes the laws of the Nazir , and the Haftorah recounts the story of one of the most fa...

I had my birthday this past weekend.  A time of reflection, but also a time of action.  Action that took my attention away from blogging.  A...

The first  Torah reading  in the book of Numbers is connected to the divine Covenant with the People of Israel, and the Haftorah reading re...