The Forgotten Task Shalom, A few weeks ago, we posted one of the less-known stories by Rabbi Nachman from Braslav about the contaminated grain. You can find it on our blog: https://www.ulpanor.com/2020/04/03/the-contaminated-grain/ Many of our subscribers asked us to publish additional intriguing stories by […]
A Strange Answer Shalom, You are welcome to sign up for our FREE group lesson here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/2b77e7d8a59bdbf1af212d5cf2875507 This week’s Torah portion, Sh’mini lists signs of kosher animals. Regarding fish, the Torah tells: אֶת-זֶה, תֹּאכְלוּ, מִכֹּל, אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם: כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם, בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים–אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ […]
Short Memory of 300 Years vs. Long Memory of Over 3,000 years Shalom, The coronavirus pandemic has forced Jewish families to limit the celebratory Pesach seders from extended families and friends to minimal, one-household affairs. But the pandemic has not cut the connection that we, as […]
The Contaminated Grain Shalom, We wish all of those who have been affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus to come back to a normal, healthy life very soon. All of us at Ulpan-Or are now trying to help with supporting online Hebrew learning for schools, communities, […]
King’s Paradox Reward Shalom, First, we want to wish all of those who have been affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus to come back to normal healthy life very soon. All of us at Ulpan-Or are now trying to help with supporting online Hebrew learning for schools, communities, and individuals sharing for free our […]
“Seeing” Our Calling Shalom, First, we would like to share with you two short video clips, which we believe can serve as a true encouragement for everybody and anybody during these challenging times. The first clip shows how a ‘MINYAN’ – (gathering of 10 people for prayer) is […]
Shalom, Before you read our post below, we first of all want to wish all of those, who have been affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus to come back to normal life very soon. During these turmoiled times of the coronavirus threat, we have received numerous requests […]
The Hidden Identity Shalom, This Shabbat special prayers and blessings will be recited to welcome the month of Adar, which occurs Wednesday next week. And two weeks later we will celebrate the Holiday of Purim. One of the commandments for this holiday is to read the book of Esther […]
Words from The Desert Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the Torah portion יתרו – “Yitro” in the book of Exodus. In this portion the Torah tells us about Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, who hears of the great miracles which G‑d performed for the people of Israel, and comes from Midian to the Israelite camp, bringing with him Moses’ wife […]
The Language of The Soul Shalom, This Shabbat we will read Torah portion “Beshalakh” – בשלח in the book of Exodus. This week’s Shabbat is also called Shabbat Shirah, שבת שירה the Sabbath of Song. It is named after the song sang by the People of Israel, after the sea had parted […]