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Naso (5774) – The Politics of Envy

25th May 2014

Few things in the Torah are more revolutionary than its conception of leadership. Ancient societies were hierarchical. The masses were … Read more

13th May 2013

This week’s sedra begins with a continuation of the census begun in last week’s – the act that gives the … Read more

29th May 2012

As mentioned in a previous Covenant and Conversation, there was an ongoing debate between the sages as to whether the … Read more

4th June 2011

The parsha of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heterogeneous collection of utterly unrelated items. First … Read more

22nd May 2010

Last year in these studies we noted the well-known difference of opinion among the sages about the nazirite – the … Read more

6th June 2009

Our sedra contains the laws relating to an unusual phenomenon in the religious life: the case of the nazirite, an … Read more

7th June 2008

In Jerusalem, looking down on Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, is a magnificent building, the Israel museum. It houses an extraordinary … Read more

23rd October 2019

Ha’azinu: Let My Teaching Drop As Rain Vayelech: The Torah as God’s Song Nitzavim: Not Beyond the Sea Ki Tavo: … Read more

21st July 2019

Starting with the Fast of Tammuz, we begin a period in the Jewish calendar known as The Three Weeks, culminating … Read more

17th June 2019

The episode of the spies was one of the most tragic in the entire Torah. Who sent them and to … Read more