When Adar Enters, Joy Increases!
Shabbat Zachor This year, when we entered the month of March, we entered the last month of the Hebrew calendar as well – Chodesh Adar, the month of Purim. In Adar, we…
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Reclaiming The Biblical Names (4): Exodus
MIZRAIM – MORE THAN JUST A NAME We are still discussing Biblical names, and we are now in the book of Exodus. As you know, the very title of this book refers…
Reclaiming The Biblical Names (3): Joseph’s Saga
JOSEPH’S NEW NAME Readers who have been following this blog for a while know that I love series. It made more sense, to do a series when I was able to publish…
Reclaiming The Biblical Names (2)
My dear readers! Last time, we started a new series, RECLAIMING THE BIBLICAL NAMES, and I promised to comment here on the names from the four weekly Torah portions we read…
Reclaiming The Biblical Names (1)
My dear readers! My heart breaks when I think of the simple fact that usually at this time of the year, around Simchat Torah, I would write about the Joy of a…
