Parsha Key Tavoh: Torah, Above or Below

Only a few more weeks remain before we finish this round of Torah, and the parsha (weekly Torah portion) we are reading this shabbat is intense to say the least.  It is called Key tavoh, which means, “When you will come,” or, “Because you will come.” It starts off by telling us about the ritual we are to do with the first, “Fruits of the ground.”  It consists of putting these fruits into a basket and bringing them to the … Continue reading

Parsha Balak: What Kind of Person Do You Want to Be?

The sun has set.  The clouds are blue with pink streaks.  This is what I am looking at as I start to write about this week’s parsha (Torah portion).  The parsha is called Balak.  He is the Moabite king, and he is afraid of the children of Yisrael.  So he enlists the help of a man of god named Bilim, to curse the children of Yisrael so that Balak can drive them off. After much persuasion, god give Bilim permission … Continue reading