Tetzaveh- Shine Bright like a Menorah

Shalom Chaverim, Days to week to months have passed and the wandering Jews are truly starting to earn their name. The people hood is forming and religious tradition is slowly becoming a part of day to day life. In this week’s parsha Tetzaveh a massive symbol of Jewish...

United or Untied? where is your place?

“Why do you sit alone with all the people standing by you from morning to evening?… You will surely become worn out … as well as this people that is with you….” (Exodus 18:14-17) In this week’s Parasha, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, took...

Happy Birthday Trees

When I was on Shnat I remember talking to an Australian friend about Tu Bishvat recalling our experiences as children – mine planting seeds in the bitter cold, spade hitting frozen soil, tree unlikely to grown and his in the scorching sun, scrabbling at the dusty...

Parshat Bo- The absence of Light

They say that darkness is simply the absence of light and is not an entity in itself. Much like evil, it only exists when the do-gooders of the world are apathetic and silent. It makes me wonder, where were all the Jews during the 10 plagues in Egypt? In Parshat Bo my...