This week’s Torah portion, Pekudei, dives into a powerful lesson about preparation, connection, and spiritual growth, and answers the question ‘ Why was Moses not able to enter the tabernacle?’
So many of the challenges that the leaders and the people of Israel faced in the time of Samuel, Saul and David, are so similar to the challenges we face today in the modern State of Israel.
This week’s Torah portion, Vayakel, highlights the power of unity and redemption. From the sin of the Golden Calf to the building of the Tabernacle, Moses guides the Israelites toward a shared purpose, showing how unity can transform and bring us closer to God.
As the holiday of Passover approaches our hearts and thoughts turn to our neighbors in Samaria. Many families are struggling to make ends meet as the war has interrupted employment and salaries and taken many fathers away from their families for long periods of time.
This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, dives deep into the nature of sin, redemption, and the enduring bond between God and His people. His covenant remains unshaken.
This week, Shmuel explores how oil is more than just a physical substance—it represents the connection between the earthly and the divine.
GIVING TO THE NEXT GENERATION In February of 1981, a handful of Biblically devout families determined to rebuild Samaria, set their sights upon a spot near the southern banks of the Kanah stream, a waterway which 3,300 years ago functioned as a boundary between the tribal territories of Manasseh to the north and Ephraim to … Read more
HEALING LOST BOYS Aaron sadly grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family. His parents fought incessantly, and consequently, Aaron suffered from terrible neglect. Spiraling out of control emotionally and instinctively not allowing anyone to penetrate the wall of aggression he placed around himself, Aaron eventually turned to crime. Thankfully, Social Services found Aaron and sent … Read more
Just over a century later, a group of devout pioneers sharing the same love and passion for the Land of Israel, founded a new community just north of Jerusalem. Drawing their inspiration from Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, they named it “Abir Yaakov,” the same venerated title that was used to address the late Rabbi during his life. Subsequently renamed “Kochav Yaakov,” (“Star of Jacob”), the community has absorbed many Jews who, like Rabbi Abuhatzeira, left their respective countries of birth to live in the Land of Israel.
Parashat Terumah isn’t just about construction—it’s about how we build meaning in our own lives.
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