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Like a Flute Accompanying the Singing – Parshat Va’etchanan | Ran Oron

14/08/2024 אין תגובות

At the beginning of the parasha Moses tells the nation how God refused to hear him. Later he will ask them to hear and listen to him, he will repeat the Ten Commandments to them and remind the people in front of him how their hearts did not have enough faith and love to hear and listen to God. Their disbelief, causing him to be a mediator before God for forty years in the desert, exhausted him. […]

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Parshat Vayetze | Gili Dvash Yeshurun

22/11/2023 אין תגובות

I feel a little bit like Jacob right now. I’m turning to the heavens and requesting from his holiness or God or karma to prove itself. Come and show yourself to me. Come and prove that you are on our side. Send me signals that the good will overcome the evil, the conniving, the conspiracies, and the hardnesses of the heart. […]

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Oct 7th Reflections

06/10/2024 אין תגובות

Oct 7th Reflections Ayala Dekel, Nir Braudo, Marcie Yoselevsky and Avi Austin Bierman share their reflections as we approach this […]

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“Together We Will Prevail?” | Parashat Vayishlach

30/11/2023 אין תגובות

What exactly do we mean by “prevail”? Over who or what exactly will we prevail? What would that look like? How will we know that we have indeed “prevailed”? When will we know? And is war even something in which anyone can truly “prevail” or “win” or “be victorious”? How does this relate to Parashat Vayishlach? […]

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Parashat Vayechi – Jacob’s New Angel | Ran Oron

09/01/2025 אין תגובות

Who is “the angel who has redeemed me”? Is it the same angel with whom Jacob wrestled, before earning the name Israel? Did he miss or remember him? How will the angel bless the boys from all evil? And why the Divine Presence does not allow Israel to foresee the future of his loved ones? […]

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The measure of heroism and the measure of kindness || Yuval Linden

13/12/2023 אין תגובות

Yuval Linden describes his experience with the historical debate of "Do we light a menorah according to Shamai or Hillel?" We invite you to read and see how this age-old debate played out in a modern way, and what was the final decision of Yuval's army unit was on how to light their menorah this Hanukkah. […]

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Parashat Ki Tisa: Leadership, Freedom, and the Golden Calf

18/03/2025 אין תגובות

Parashat Ki Tisa presents one of the most dramatic moments in the Torah—the sin of the Golden Calf. In this pivotal event, two leaders stand before us—Moses and Aaron—each embodying a different style of leadership, each with a distinct perspective on the relationship between a leader and the people. […]

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“All human actions are founded upon dreams and their end too is a dream”* | Parashat Miketz

14/12/2023 אין תגובות

In this week’s edition of BINA’s commentary on Parashat Hashavua (the weekly Torah portion), Nir Braudo, Executive Director of BINA, explores what we can learn from the Joseph story as we dream and work for the release of those held captive in Gaza. Shabbat Shalom. […]

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A Nest of My Prayers – Parashat Vayakhel | Ran Oron

20/03/2025 אין תגובות

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These Are the Names – Parashat Shemot | Ayala Deckel

03/01/2024 אין תגובות

Ayala Deckel, Head of the BINA Secular Yeshiva, reflects on the connections between this week’s Torah portion – Parashat Shemot (which literally means “Names”), and the names and stories of the the fallen and the captives in the Israel-Gaza war. Click to read this week’s edition of BINA’s commentary on the weekly Torah Portion >>> […]

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