Birthright

Early one morning last week my daughter got on a plane. for a 10 day birthright trip to Israel sponsored by the Jewish Federation. The holiest site to the Jewish people is called Hakotel HaMa’aravi or The Wailing Wall. This is a small section of the Western Wall of the Second Temple and is the […]

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Naso – Live Long and Prosper

The Torah portion Naso, like all sections of the Torah, has many layers and many story lines. I zeroed in on one small line because it connects directly with pop culture. This portion contains the priestly blessing. In pop culture the same blessing and hand sign were used by Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in […]

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