Parsha Naso: How to Keep God Within Us

Welcome to the Torah parsha (portion) of the week. I hope you all had a nice Shavuot and Shabbat. This week’s parsha had lots of things in it and I am not sure which I will actually share. So, hang in there and let’s find out! Once again I have been enjoying the names of the tribal leaders, so let me give them to you: for the tribe of Judah (thanksgiving): divination son of my-people-volunteer for the tribe of Yisachar … Continue reading

What is the Weekly Torah Portion (Parsha) this Week?

Last week I did not write anything on the parsha (weekly Torah portion) because the parsha was a special one for Pesach (Passover).  Perhaps I should have written about Pesach instead, for that is what the parsha was about.  I was very busy cleaning my house of chometz (leavening), and myself of ego. This is one of the traditions I learned while I was in Israel:  chometz is created by yeast eating the sugar in the grains and producing CO2, … Continue reading