Extract from a Commentary on Parashat Ki Tisa by Sephardic U https://sephardicu.com/parasha-of-the-week/ki-tisa/ Moshe Wants to Know God Shortly after the momentous occasion of the Giving of the Law on Har Sinai, the Israelites commit a preposterous transgression. They make and worship a molten idol, the Golden Calf. Moshe pleads with God to show mercy to […]
Parashah: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 Haftarah: I Kings 18:1 – 18:39 (Sephardic I Kings 18:20 – 18:39) Rabbi Avraham Feld and OvadYah AvrahamiRead more about the Founders of Kol HaTor: * Rabbi Avraham Feld * OvadYah * Board Leadership and Associates
The promise for long life only comes from two commandments: honoring your parents and sending away a mother bird before taking her young. What’s the common denominator here? In this week’s Torah portion, Rabbi Fohrman brings new light to this strange commandment and explains why its reward is long life. Check out more Torah […]
The world is filled with fear. From Corona virus to political instability – people’s lives are being turned upside down. In response, like always we look for an escape, for some sort of light beyond that will guide us.
Rebbe Nachman teaches that although in the past all beginnings began with Pesach, now they begin with Purim.
What does this mean?
Texts: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 || I Kings 18:1 – 18:39 (Sephardic: I Kings 18:20 – 18:39) NOTE: Kol HaTor, in its commentaries on the weekly Parashot, endeavours to search for and accentuate the Torah Messages contained in the Parashot as applicable to the main Theme of Tanach of the Return of the House of Israel, […]
Living in a World of Spiritual Imbalance: King Without a Crown Recorded on Purim day, this week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast looks at the universal life lessons of Purim. And is there a connection between the hidden presence of G-d in the Purim story, and this week’s Torah portion of parashat Ki Tisa, […]