Author: erutledge@torahhigh.org

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT BEHAR GIVING IT A REST: THE POWER OF SHEMITA BY HENNIE BLACK This week’s parsha is called “Behar,” which means “on the mountain.” The parsha begins with…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PESACH SHEINI SECOND CHANCE AHEAD BY HENNIE BLACK This Sunday, on the fourteenth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, we will be celebrating Pesach Sheini—a second Pesach.…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT ACHAREI MOT DON'T FALL OFF THE CLIFF BY HENNIE BLACK The primary focus of this week’s parsha of Acharei Mot is the service of the Kohen Gadol,…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT METZORAH   "SOMETHING LIKE AN AFFLICTION" BY HENNIE BLACK This week’s Torah portion of Metzorah continues to discuss the laws of Tzara’at - a spiritual disease characterized…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT TAZRIA PREPARING FOR THE EXODUS BY HENNIE BLACK This shabbos is very unique in that we will read from three separate Torahs: the portion of the week,…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYIKRA THE HIDDEN MEANING BEHIND THE LETTER "ALEPH" BY HENNIE BLACK We begin the third book of the Torah, Vayikra (ויקרא), which means, “And He called.” G-d…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT EMOR BY HENNIE BLACK In this week’s Torah portion of eMOR, WE LOOK THE COUNTING OF THE OMER, THE 49 DAYS BETWEEN PASSOVER AND SHAVUOT. AS JEWS…