by susan-adm1n | Mar 13, 2023 | Midrash HaZak
Ki Tavo: Entering the Land and a New Age Charles Goldman This midrash speaks to me. Just as the people of Israel were about to embark on the next mega steps of their lives in the Holy Land, and Moses was intoning to them that they have “a heart to know, eyes to see,...
by susan-adm1n | Feb 28, 2023 | Midrash HaZak
Dirty Concrete Wall | Rough surface of dirty concrete wall. … | Flickr M’tzora: If Walls Could Talk Reb Carl Viniar Many of us still remember our parents saying, “just wait until you’re older!” I thought they were talking about being able to do more things. Now...
by susan-adm1n | Feb 22, 2023 | Midrash HaZak
Terumah: Bringing The Gifts Of Your Life Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman One day, I was perusing my dear friend Karen’s bookshelves because I was always interested in what new finds she had acquired. She commented to me that she had stopped purchasing new books, and...
by susan-adm1n | Jan 18, 2023 | Midrash HaZak
Emor: Questioning The Status Quo Dr. Betsy Stone I am fascinated by this parsha, with its juxtaposition of HOLY days and UNHOLY people. Emor begins by telling us how a Kohen may be defiled/ritually impure–by visiting a graveyard, shaving parts of their heads or...
by susan-adm1n | Dec 21, 2022 | Midrash HaZak
Miketz: Preparing for Life’s Journey Rabbi Dayle Friedman In Parashat Miketz, we encounter Joseph as a person growing in wisdom. For the third time in his life, he is moved to interpret a pair of dreams. As a youth, Joseph reports two dreams in which he is a...
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