Noshing Across the Nation

Children, Israel, Food, Torah – things I love and talk about often!

Tag: Dvar Torah

  • Thoughts about Purim this Year – The Origins of Love and Hate

    When we talk about the villain of the Purim story, Haman, we most often go to the origins of his ancestor, Amalek, noting how he (his nation) waged war on those of the children of Israel that were week and lingering at the end of the procession on their way out of Egypt: וַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק…

  • Emor – Three Years

    Today, 11 of Iyar, is my dad’s third Yortzait. Because in my shul, there is no way a woman can speak in front of the congregation, I asked a male friend of mine to say this on my behalf during our Seudah Shlishit: In Memory of Shimon ben Nachum This Parshah has a few lines…

  • Parshat ha Shavuah Verses –Trumah

    Originally posted on Noshing Across the Nation: Once in the desert and having received the 10 Commandments, the Jews are told to start building a “dwelling place” for Divine Presence. To start the process everyone (every man to be precise) is asked to bring an offering, but only if they wish. ב  דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְיִקְחוּ-לִי תְּרוּמָה: …

  • וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה – And this is the Blessing

    We are approaching the end of the Autumn Holy Days, the last two parashot in the Torah before starting anew with “In the Beginning”. This week is the final blessing Moshe gives to the nation, the “stiff-necked people” he had to deal with for over 40 years. He has the strength and the desire to…

  • Tetzaveh

    This Parshah I am bring you another great video from Partners-in-Torah: Shabbat Shalom!

  • Cooking with Parshah – Terumah

    Terumah is the Parshah that is the first to talk about the construction of the Mishkan – the temporary Temple. The Mishkan is full of wonderful things, whose purpose is not apparent. For this Shabbat, I have decided to make a couple of things that could remind us of the foods connected to the Mishkan and…

  • BeShalach

    This is THE Parshah that one can simply not ignore. Since I have shared my own reflections before, I am going to bring you the next best thing 🙂 Enjoy and Shabbat Shalom!

  • Vayeishev – וישב

    As usual, I am bringing you a couple of commentaries on this week’s Parshah that I like: Dr. Ackerman brings a very unusual commentary: “About that time Judah left his brothers and camped near a certain Adullamite whose name was Chira.”  (Genesis 38:1) Parashat Vayeshev introduces the Joseph saga.  Joseph infuriates his brothers with his arrogance…

  • Vayeitzei וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב, מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע; וַיֵּלֶךְ, חָרָנָה

    Today, again I am bringing you the D’var on Parshat Vayeitei from my colleague,            Dr. Ackerman: “Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.”  (Genesis 28:18)   Parashat Vayeitzei describes Jacob’s…

  • Another Day, Another Year

    So here we are, again, Ready (?) to stand in front of HaShem begging for mercy. אבינו מלךנו – our father, our king – we cry asking for a better year that the one passed. Somehow, the liturgy of the High Holidays always brings me to inner tears. I don’t think I am able to…