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SUMMARY OF VAYAQHEL-PEQUDE
Our Parasha begins with a reminder about the observance of Shabbat, indicating that even the construction of the Tabernacle, or Mishkan, must be suspended...
VAYAQHEL: Can You Stop Thinking About Money?
It is impossible and even inadvisable not to think about money when one lacks the essentials—food, warmth, shelter from the rain, or access to...
REVIEWS
SHABBAT: Carrying on Shabbat. Walls vs. Wires
Previously, we explained the debate between the rabbis on the mater of the definition of a public domain. If a public domain is an...
LATEST ARTICLES
The Four Foundational Harms of a Phone-Based Childhood
In this text, I describe the four foundational harms of the phone-based childhood. These are profound changes to childhood caused by the rapid technological...
FOUR NORMS TO DEAL WITH CELL PHONES ADDICTION
I offer these ideas for reforms, all of which aim to reverse the two big mistakes we've made: overprotecting children in the real world...
How And Why The New York Times Ignored The Holocaust
THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR POWERFUL MEN TO DO NOTHING
WHEN JEWS WERE OBSESSED TO BE GERMANS...
Many times I...
TEFILA COMPANION
Dear Friends , these are the recordings of some of the most important Tefilot.
The audios were made, mainly, for learning the Tefila, but they...
Clint Eastwood, Shlomi and the Jewish people
November 21st, 2014
Two days ago, as Coty and I were leaving 'Mamila', near the Old City we met Shlomi, a young 'cool' Israeli taxi...
SHABBAT: Having guests and parenting, by Coty Bitton
This Friday you can feel a sense of excitement at our home. My husband told me that this Shabbat we are hosting a group...
A thought-provoking article attributed to journalist Alister Heath from the “Daily...
by @GiladNoamHadari
There is something about Israel that disturbs people — and it isn’t exactly what they say.
They will talk about policies, settlements, borders, and...
Pesach Trivia for the Seder
One of the most helpful and practical recommendation I can share is to prepare for the Seder a list of 20 to 30 questions...
Pesach in the Bet-HaMiqdash
Pesach was a very joyful and intense holiday in the times of the Bet haMiqdash. Hundreds of thousands of Jews would walk to Yerushalayim...
THE EIGHT MITSVOT OF PESACH
In his introduction to Mishne Torah Hilkhot Pesach, Maimonides lists and describes a total of eight biblical Mitzvot related to Pesach. This list does not include...
PEQUDE: Being Honest and Looking Honest
ואת האלף ושבע המאות וחמישה ושבעים עשָה ווים לעמודים
ABOVE SUSPICION?
This week we continue reading about the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle or Temple,...
PEQUDE: Love is in the details
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר מַרְבִּים הָעָם לְהָבִיא מִדֵּי הָעֲבֹדָה לַמְּלָאכָה
Perhpas late… but not too late….
I think it was when I had my third child...
VAYAQHEL: Shabbat, From Fire To Cellphones
לא תבערו אש בכל מושבותיכם ביום השבת
WHAT CANNOT BE DONE ON SHABBAT?There are 39 categories of prohibited activities on Shabbat. These activities are called...
SUMMARY OF VAYAQHEL-PEQUDE
Our Parasha begins with a reminder about the observance of Shabbat, indicating that even the construction of the Tabernacle, or Mishkan, must be suspended...
VAYAQHEL: Can You Stop Thinking About Money?
It is impossible and even inadvisable not to think about money when one lacks the essentials—food, warmth, shelter from the rain, or access to...






























