The Daily Portion

The Daily Portion,/ How to love your fellow as yourself

Words from the Torah that are not easy to apply/:

The Daily Portion: The greatest story ever told

We are simply too preoccupied with our daily troubles to do a zoom out for a brief moment in order to see the process that is at work.

The Daily Portion / 5 aspects of the new month of Iyar

The month of Iyar possesses a special quality unique among all the months of the year. What is it?

The Daily Portion / 6 essential facts about the Holocaust

Feelings are not enough, we must not neglect cold, hard, dry facts.

The Daily Portion / Our return to Pirkei Avot

Prikei Avot is a text about values and part of the Talmud. No matter how many times it is read, there is always something new to learn.

The Daily Portion: Reliving our past as we build our future

Every Jew in every generation must see himself as if he was a member of every generation that preceded him.

If reality can change at any moment,why not now?

Sometimes, reality must change. Whether at the crossing of the Red Sea or today, such a change is always possible when you have faith.

The Daily Portion / Day Number One was yesterday

The Daily Portion / The Seder proves there is order in the world

Once a year we perpetuate this order as we renew the commitment to our ancient and eternal faith.

The Daily Portion / Yes, it's real

What the ambassadors asked at a gathering to learn about Pesach.

The Daily Portion / Shared memories: From Exodus to schoolyard

Our shared past experiences are seared into our souls.

The Daily Portion / To cry out

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov writes that this is one of the most important messages of the Haggadah.

The Daily Portion / On coming full circle

Speaking in a synagogue in Rome had a special meaning.

The Daily Portion / But what about the current situation?*

in the end, those who have sought to destroy us disappeared into the dustbin of history, while we are still here and thriving.

The Daily Portion / Three ingredients of success.

three thought-provoking comments that I heard from *Asi Tzobel*.

The Daily Portion / What do we take with us from Shabbat?

Can we see to it that the beauty of our day of rest stays with us all week?

The Daily Portion / Five matters pertaining to this Shabbat

"Chazak, chazak, venitchazeik"* (Be strong. Be strong. And may we be strengthened.)

The Daily Portion / Three messages from Devorah Paley

A message for tthe shloshim of the Paley sons, Hy"d by their mother. And mazel tov for the new baby!

The Daily Portion / Aspiring to freedom makes us free

Rabbi Kook: 'If my body is weak, should my soul also suffer?

The Daily Portion: Ki Tisa / On the virtue of being slow

Would you also choose the golden calf?

The Daily Portion: What will we take with us from Purim?*

Jerusalem is so special that it has its own Purim day. But some aspects of Purim should last all year.

Purim / Venahafoch hu; when everything flips

The Purim story teaches us that there is always hope and it is forbidden to despair

The Daily Portion - A thought for today

Esther's message is clear: I cannot begin a dialogue with the enemy if the nation of Israel is not behind me

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To look beneath the surface

Do you see what the parasha we read yesterday, the Megillah and our currect judicial reform controversy have in common? Actually, you can't.