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Between Ending and Beginning: Parashat Vayechi
Parashat Vayechi is a deeply symbolic portion. It not only brings the life of Jacob our Patriarch to a close; it closes the entire book of Bereishit. And our sages teach us that endings are never merely endings—they are always gateways to something new. Bereishit is, essentially, a book of individuals and families. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Intimate relationships: parents and children, siblings, domestic conflicts, personal choices. The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 68:1
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Jan 63 min read
Light Amid So Much Darkness: Parashat Miketz, Shabbat Hanukkah.
Light Amid So Much Darkness Parashat Miketz, Shabbat Hanukkah. Kol Shalom, 2025 On this Shabbat Hanukkah we read Parashat Miketz, a portion that speaks of endings and beginnings, of unexpected turns, of darkness transformed into possibility, and of dreams that—even in the deepest night—announce a dawn. Miketz literally means “at the end,” placing us at that critical moment when there seems to be no way out. Joseph is in prison—forgotten, silenced. The world around him is
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Dec 26, 20254 min read
Attitudes That Build or Destroy Worlds: Parashat Vayeshev
Attitudes That Build or Destroy Worlds Parashat Vayeshev – Kol Shalom, 2025 Parashat Vayeshev introduces us to a family seemingly destined for greatness, yet caught in a deep internal crisis. As is often the case, the Torah does not present them as a perfect family; instead, it shows a home where pride, jealousy, and parental favoritism shape relationships and ultimately set in motion events that will change not only their lives, but the entire future of the people of Isr
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Dec 26, 20254 min read
The Struggle That Gives Us Our Name: Parashat Vayishlach
The Struggle That Gives Us Our Name Parashat Vayishlach — Kol Shalom, 2025 Parashat Vayishlach places us at one of the most intense and deeply human moments in the entire Torah. Jacob is about to meet his brother Esau after twenty years apart, carrying a history full of tension, deceit, fear, and unresolved wounds. And on the eve of that encounter—while everyone sleeps—Jacob remains alone. And it is precisely in that solitude that the struggle takes place, the one that wil
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Dec 26, 20255 min read
Avraham Avinu: Parashat Lech Lecha, Kol Shalom, 2025
Parashat Lech Lecha marks a turning point in both human and spiritual history. This Parasha truly begins the story of the people of Israel, through one man: Avraham Avinu, our patriarch Abraham. Abraham was born in Ur Kasdim, a prosperous civilization dominated by idolatry. According to the Midrash, his father Terach was an idol maker, and it was within his own home that Abraham began his spiritual quest. One day, when left alone in the shop, he smashed his father’s statues a
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Nov 11, 20254 min read
Floods and Arks: Parashat Noach, Kol Shalom, 2025
Among the ancient civilizations of the Near East, the story of a great flood appears more than once. One of the best - known versions is the Epic of Gilgamesh, written on clay tablets, centuries before the Torah was given. There, too, we find a corrupt humanity, a god who decides to destroy it through a flood, and a man — Utnapishtim — who receives a divine warning and builds a vessel to save his family and some animals. The similarities are evident: water as both punishment
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Oct 28, 20253 min read
A New Bereshit? Parashat Bereshit. Kol Shalom, 2025
We begin a new cycle. We finish reading the Torah and begin again, as if for the very first Time. Each year, the same text, the same words… and yet, something changes. It isn’t the Torah that changes — it’s us. Because we have lived, we have felt, we have learned, we have Suffered. And that is why, when we return to Bereshit, we are no longer the same as we were a year ago. Bereshit — “In the beginning” — is not only a phrase about the Past. It is an invitation to the pre
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Oct 21, 20254 min read
Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and the Renewal of Hope: Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot. Kol Shalom, 2025
This Shabbat of Chol Hamoed Sukkot finds us dwelling in fragile huts open to the sky. Sukkot invites us to step out from the security of our walls, to accept our human fragility, and to open ourselves to the experience of the Divine Presence. It is no coincidence that the texts we read on this Shabbat speak of that same tension: vulnerability and presence, judgment and mercy, destruction and Hope. In the Torah reading, Moses finds himself in a moment of deep despair. T
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Oct 21, 20253 min read
Rain, Gratitude, and Hope: Parashat Haazinu. Kol Shalom, 2025.
This week we read Parashat Haazinu. It is one of the most special texts in the Torah because it is not a narrative, nor a list of laws, but a song. It is Moshe’s final message before saying farewell to the people. And when someone bids farewell, they choose their words very carefully. That is why Moshe does not speak of politics, nor of military strategies, nor of logistics: he speaks with poetry. He calls upon heaven and earth as witnesses, and leaves behind a spiritua
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Oct 21, 20254 min read
The Unity of Being: Ne’ilah 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025.
Beginning with Rosh Hashanah, we have spent the last ten days immersing ourselves in a process of reflection, analysis, and prayer. We...
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Oct 6, 20254 min read
“They and We Are One”: Shacharit, Yom Kippur 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025
In my teenage years, the Yom Kippur midday service always included a moving Yizkor. I remember a phrase we always read that deeply...
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Oct 6, 20253 min read
The Oneness with God: Kol Nidrei 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025
During Rosh Hashanah we spoke about Oneness. We began with the Oneness of the Jewish People, and what I believe we must emphasize in our...
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Oct 6, 20254 min read
Unity in the Face of Antisemitism: Shacharit, 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025
In my reflections for these Yamim Noraim, I cannot fail to address the increase of antisemitism in the world. This phenomenon, of...
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Sep 26, 20254 min read
Unity in the Community: Shacharit, 1st day of Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025
“Am Echad b’lev echad” “One people with one heart” As they prepared for the decisive moment of revelation at the foot of Mount Sinai,...
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Sep 26, 20254 min read
Unity and Identity: Erev Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Kol Shalom, 2025
Rosh Hashanah is the moment when we stop time, take a step back, and analyze our lives from a broader perspective. Time, in the segment...
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Sep 26, 20255 min read
The Good, the Bad, and the Better: Parashat Ki Tavo. Kol Shalom, 2025
This week’s Parashah begins with Ki Tavo el ha’aretz , which means “when you come into the land,” and it deals with the laws and norms...
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Sep 26, 20254 min read
Ethics in Times of War: Parashat Ki Teitzei. Kol Shalom, 2025
This week’s parashah, Ki Teitzei, opens with a striking phrase: “When you go out to war against your enemies…” (Devarim/Deuteronomy...
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Sep 26, 20254 min read
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