Parasha of the Week

Weekly Torah Portion….

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Parasha of the week by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

 Parshat Va’Ethanan

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

In Parshat Va’Ethanan we continue listening to the speech of Moshe Rabenu to

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Devarim 5780

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

This week’s Torah portion, Devarim, begins a series of long speeches in which

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Pinchas 5780
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
In this week’s Torah portion of Pinchas, we read a long perek (chapter)
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Parashat Balak
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
This week’s Torah portion, Balak, is almost completely about seeing the Jewish
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Parashat Chukat
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
This week’s Torah portion of Chukat tells us one of the commandments that
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  Parashat Korach

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

Again, we read about a dispute.  This time, Korach and

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 Behar ? Bechukotai 5780

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

The commandment that is central to this week?s

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Bamidbar

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

After completing the book of Leviticus last week, we move on

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Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, is celebrated at the end of this

A Story of Humility and Sensitivity

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Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

The stories of our ancestors? wanderings in the desert

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