Parsha v’Zot haBracha: A Torah Family Moment

Good to see that you-all have made it to the fun side of the high holy-days.  This week we finish up with our new year celebrations, and we also finish reading the fifth and final book that our man Moshe (Moses) transcribed.  Our final parsha (weekly Torah portion), which we read this Thursday (if you are inside Israel and on Friday everywhere else), is called v’Zot haBracha which means, “And this is the blessing.” Why is our parsha called this?  … Continue reading

Parsha Trumah: The Infinite within the Finite

The name of the parsha (weekly Torah portion) we read this week is called Trumah.  I received a request (Hi mom) 🙂 to include the name of the weekly parsha, so there it is.  The parshas take their name from the first significant word found in them.  The word, “Trumah,” has as its root the word, “Rom,” which means to raise up, and is the word used to designate certain tithes that only the priests (cohanim in Hebrew) and their … Continue reading