Author: Miriam Perl

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYECHI EMBRACING INDVIDULAITY WITHIN UNITY BY HENNIE BLACK This week we conclude the first book of the Torah, Bereishit. In this week’s parsha, Vayechi, Yaakov is nearing…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYIGASH STEPPING FORWARD BY HENNIE BLACK In last week’s Torah portion, we ended with a cliffhanger. Yosef’s brothers come down to Egypt in search of food, where…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT MIKETZ HOW WILL YOU REDEDICATE YOURSELF THIS CHANUKAH? BY HENNIE BLACK This week’s Torah portion, Miketz, is almost always read on the Shabbat of Chanukah, which is…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYESHEV WHAT WILL YOUR STORY BE? BY HENNIE BLACK In this week’s Torah portion of Vayeshev, Yaakov asks his son Yosef to check on his brothers who…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYISHLACH PRAYING FOR SURVIVAL BY HENNIE BLACK In this week’s Torah portion of Vayishlach, Yaakov is about to meet his brother Eisav after a period of 34…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYETZE BOULDER OR PEBBLE? BY HENNIE BLACK In this week's Torah portion of Vayetze, Yaakov runs away from his brother Eisav and travels to the home of…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT TOLDOT THE PARENTING CHALLENGE BY HENNIE BLACK In this week’s Torah portion of Toldot, we are introduced to Yaakov and Eisav, the twins born to our patriarch…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT CHAYEI SARAH WHAT IS YOUR WHY? BY HENNIE BLACK The name of this week’s parsha is Chayei Sarah (life of Sarah), an ironic name indeed, as the…

TORAH TUESDAYS: PARSHAT VAYERA BY HENNIE BLACK This week’s parsha is the parsha of chesed and lovingkindness, exemplified by our patriarch Avraham. Avraham’s trait of kindness is first displayed at…