Theme of Water in Parshat Shemot
How is water a theme in the Torah portion of Shemot? Water flows in the Nile. Rain from God in the Land of Israel is water. Miriam watches Batya look at baby Moshe in the Nile in a watercolor.
Category: parsha
comments on the weekly torah portion
Lavan, Yaakov and Leah or Rachel
Yaakov wants to marry Rachel. Lavan tricks Yaakov, and Yaakov marries Leah. Leah cries. Yaakov works seven more years to marry Rachel.
Dove, Hydrangea and Burning Bush
Dry oak leaf hydrangea flower, brown dove like Noah’s dove, and burning bush with bright red leaves
The Diamond and The Window
Noah was a righteous man in his generation. He looked at a diamond and out a window. Enjoy the illustrations.
One Hundred Equals Twenty
A presentation in which it is explained how 100 is equal to 20
Split Vav in Peace
There is a split vav in the word for peace – shalom – in the parsha Pinchas. Why split peace? What does it mean?
Ballet Dancer and Egypt
What do you see in this drawing of a ballet dancer? What is on her head? Any ancient Egyptian
Chanukah – Why Oil?
Rabbi Bassous of Highland Park, New Jersey gave 5 reasons why the rabbis chose to celebrate the miracle of the oil on Chanukah.
Review with Maple Leaves
Butterfly Park, blogger interviews, film fest guess, Wernher von Braun, Lübeck’s synagogue, parrots, compost and prayers for RivkA
Tall Towers Tale
About thirty years ago when the Soviet Union first opened its doors, an elderly woman arrived in Israel who was visited by many rabbis.