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Ki Tetzei

Parsha 49: Ki Tetzei (‘When you go out’) DEUT. 21:10-25:19: Isa. 54:1–10; N.T. Luke 23:1–25; 1 Cor, 5:1–5 By Raphael ben Levi This week’s parasha,

Parasha Ki Tavo

Deut. 26:1–29:9; Is. 60:1–22; Lk. 23:26–56 By Raphael ben Levi “26 1.When you have come to the land Adonai your God is giving you as your inheritance,

Parasha Shofteem

SHOFTIM (Judges) Deut. 16:18–21:9; Isa.51:12–52:12; Jn. 8: 1-11 By Raphael ben Levi It is interesting that no mention of synagogues, rabbis, Pharisees, Sadducees, or Yeshivas

Parasha Re’eh

Parasha Re’eh (See)  Deut.11: 26 – 16:17. Isai 54:11–55:5; Jn. 16:1–17 CHOOSING TO DO THINGS GOD’S WAY   By Raphael ben Levi Doing things God’s

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Parasha Re-eh

SHEMINI (Eighth) Lev 9:1–11:47; Num 19:1-22; 2 Sam 6:1–7:17; Mark 9:1–13 We have just celebrated the Feast of Esther last Wednesday which is a joyous

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Parasha Eikev

EIKEV (BECAUSE) by Raphael ben Levi One of my favourite psalms is Ps.91, a beautiful psalm which promises God’s complete covering over us when we

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Parasha Va’etchanen

Parshat Va’etchanen – And I pleaded.  Deut 3:23–7:11; Isa 40:1–26; By Raphael ben Levi This Shabbat is called by the special name of Shabbat Nachamu

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Parasha Devarim

Parsha Devarim. Deut.1:1 – 3:22. Isai.1:1-27 Tisha B’Av By Raphael ben Levi This week’s Torah portion opens with the 5th Book of the Torah, in

Parasha Hukkat

Parasha Hukkat (Regulation, Statute, Decree) Num.19:1 – 22:1 Haftarah Chukat: Judg 11:1-33 By Raphael ben Levi Num.19 speak of the regulations concerning the red heifer

Parshat Balak

By Raphael ben Levi This week’s parasha is jam-packed with action and opens with the words how “…Balak [the King of Moab] son of Zippor

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PARSHA 39 – Chukat

Parasha Chukat (Regulation,Commands) Num.19-22:1 Judg.11:1-33 By Raphael ben Levi This week’s Torah portion is taken from Num.19-22 read in all synagogues throughout the world that

Parsha 53 Ha’Azinu

As we prepare to celebrate Sukkot next Shabbat I would like to briefly share a taster regarding a Sukkot tradition known as the waving of

Zionism and Jewish Identity

I recently heard one American make the comment that, “Being Jewish is a political liability for the Democrats”  who most Jews vote for. Yet the