Bemidbar (5769) – Wilderness and Revelation
The sedra of Bemidbar – “In the wilderness” – it is usually (though not this year) read directly before the … Read more
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Bemidbar (5768) – The Wilderness and the Word
The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of … Read more
Bemidbar (5767) – Love as Law, Law as Love
ON THE FACE OF IT THE CONNECTIONS between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar are slender. The first has to … Read more
Covenant & Conversation: The Complete Series
This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the … Read more
Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible: Numbers – The Wilderness Years
This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first … Read more
Law as Love (Bamidbar 5775)
One of the most amusing scenes in Anglo-Jewish history occurred on 14 October 1663. A mere seven years had passed … Read more
Chukat (5773) – Why Was Moses Not Destined To Enter The Land?
It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led … Read more
Bamidbar (5773) – Love as Law, Law as Love
On the face of it the connections between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar are slender. The first has to … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5773) – Three Types of Community
A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to … Read more
Ki Tavo (5772) – Listening and Law
It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb “to command” must also contain the verb … Read more
