This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 19:1 to 22:1. Numbers 19 starts out with God instructing both Moses and Aaron on the law of the red heifer. According to the law, a red heifer must be found which has no blemish or defect and has never “borne a yoke.” After slaughtering the perfect red heifer,…
By Israel Today— An Israeli reporter in Russia to cover the World Cup caught up with fans of the Iran national team just after its match against Morocco, and some of what they had to say was eye-opening. A group of three Iranian men pleased with their team’s 1:0 win over Morocco went on to…
By Jewish News Syndicate— U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that the United States is pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing the world body’s “chronic” bias against Israel as one of the primary factors for the withdrawal. “For too long, the human-rights council has been a protector…
The people living in southern Israel deserve to be honored as heroes. They have built lovely homes and vibrant communities and are raising beautiful families under the harshest of conditions thanks to their hostile neighbors. Only a short distance away Palestinian terrorists are continually taking aim at these Israelis simply because they are Jewish and…
By Mordechai Ben-Dat, Canadian Jewish News— Parallel lines never meet – unless a lodestone of overwhelming force pulls them inexorably toward each other. At that pivotal point of attraction, of course, the two lines cease to be parallel. As we ultimately see, when they converge, they become integral components in a reconfigured aesthetic of movement…
Looking at the Arrivals, Departures exhibition at the Hecht Museum and Talking with its curator Dr Rachel Perry By Inna Rogatchi (C) Part 1. Homage to Homage, and Quand Méme, Despite of Everything Homage to Homage, Heart to Heart The Arrivals, Departures exhibition opened in early June at the Hecht Museum at the University of…
Think like this: “Yahweh bless you and keep you. Yahweh make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you. Yahweh turn His face toward you and give you His peace” (Numbers 6:22-27) Pray like this: Gracious Heavenly Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, let all your children know that they…
Torah: Numbers 16: – 18:32, “Korach” (Korah … ) Haftorah: Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 New Testament: Romans 13:1 – 7 Gospel: John 1:1 -14,”Hadavar” (The Word … )
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 16:1 to 18:32. In the aftermath of the twelve spies and the pronouncement that the current generation must languish in the desert until their death, it is not surprising that a serious rebellion occurs next. Korach accuses Moses and Aaron of going too far and elevating themselves at the expense…