“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. Save me, I pray….” (Gen 32:10-11) About the Word Katonti: Reading Genesis 32:11, “I am too small (קָטֹנְתִּי, katonti) for all the mercies, and of all the
Read moreהשבוע אנחנו קוראים את פרשת “ויצא”, אחת הפרשות העשירות ביותר בתורה כולה. הסצנה המפורסמת ביותר בפרשה, שקיבלה ביטוי אומנותי ככל הנראה במאות ציורים ופסלים, היא “סולם יעקב”. בסוף פרשת “תולדות” יצחק מברך את יעקב, שמיד לאחר מכן בורח מביתו. י וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב, מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע; וַיֵּלֶךְ, חָרָנָה. יאוַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם, כִּי-בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, וַיִּקַּח מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם, וַיָּשֶׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו; וַיִּשְׁכַּב, בַּמָּקוֹם הַהוּא. יב וַיַּחֲלֹם, וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב
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What differentiates a great idea from a possible reality? Read how and why the emblematic should find you with your feet on the ground! This week we read Parashat “Vayetze”, one of the richest portions in the whole Torah. The most famous scene in the portion, which was artistically drawn probably hundreds of times, is “Jacob’s ladder”. At the
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I LOVE YOU LEAH That very morning I won’t forget when you hid your head in the pillow the sunlight rested on the tent and my head was beaten by drunkenness.When I whispered her name in your ear you grabbed my hands in your cold hand and one warm tear fell into my palms. Behold, many days passed and
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YOU AND I Arik Einstein You and I we’ll change the world you and I by then all will follow Others have said it before me but doesn’t matter you and I we’ll change the world. You and I we’ll try from the beginning it will be tough for us, no matter, it’s not too bad! Others have said it
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I got to know thanksgiving from American movies, it was pretty clear to me that Thanksgiving was an important part of the culture and that a big bird is eaten on this day. So my Argentinian side had an ignorant but very positive prior idea about this Holiday, the turkey always looked incredible! The first time I was in the
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Jah is one (English translation follows) Music: Mosh Ben Ari Words: Mosh Ben Ari The day opens, I open my heart A minute comes, clears out the pain How beautiful life is Let’s for a minute get together and be brothers He we are human beings Addicted to the illusion That if somebody else is different from you
Read moreÉsta es la historia de Isaac el hijo de Abraham, Abraham “concibió” a Isaac. Asi empieza parashat Toldot, la porción semanal de la torah que relata de la historia de vida de Isaac. Sin embargo “Toldot” comienza la serie de historias sobre Jacobo, quien fue sin duda el más destacado de los patriarcas o por lo menos el más mencionado
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“Here is the history of Isaac, Abraham’s son” – in this way starts the weekly Torah portion “Toldot”. This portion revolves around the story of our ancestor Isaac, but what it actually starts is the tale of the life of Jacob, who became our main patriarch and is the character most spoken-of in the book of Bereshit. But as we said,
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Carlebach Melodies at a Kobi Oz performance “You hallowed it as the most precious of days, drawing our attention to the work of Creation”.(From the Shabbat prayer) Carlebach Melodies (again) at a Mika Karni performance “Let there be peace in your stronghold serenity in your palace” (Psalms 122)
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Po Ve Sham 