Much happens in Parshat Chukat, Miriam dies. Moses, still grieving for his sister and stressing under his long held burden of leading a quarrelsome, complaining group, hits the rock instead of ordering it to bring forth water as G-d had commanded, and though water rushes forth, he is told he will not enter the Promised […]
Chukat: Saying Goodbye Isn’t Always Easy
This week God begins the process of saying goodbye to Moses’ years of leadership, and we can see it is a difficult process. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/TwoMinutes/121.mp3Podcast: Download
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Chukat: Two Strikes And You’re Out
Moses is a great leader, but when he slips up he gets punished, and at the same time demonstrates why he was such a great leader. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/069.mp3Podcast: Download
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The Sacred Act of Schlepping
Much happens in Parshat Chukat, Miriam dies. Moses, still grieving for his sister and stressing under his long held burden of leading a quarrelsome, complaining group, hits the rock instead of ordering it to bring forth water, and though water rushes forth, he is told he will not enter the Promised Land. Later, Aaron dies […]
DRINKING: No Love For New Liqueur Law (Chukat)
Welcome to WORD. A weekly word from the world’s best seller. In this weeks episode, Amichai Lau-Lavie focuses on the word DRINKING, and the Torah portion, Chukat. To subscribe or read the text version of this blog, and to learn more about Amichai Lau-Lavie please visit Amichai.me. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/word/036.mp3Podcast: Download
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The Shaman in All of Us – Chukat חקת
We can still find healing… not by avoiding our fragility, but by knowing our strength; our strength is that we are inhabitants of the liminal space between the worlds. Rabbi Jill Hammer on Parshat Chukat. For more information please visit romemu.org. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/romemu/085.mp3Podcast: Download
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Chukat: How To Be A Good Tourist
The Israelites were tourists in the wilderness for 40 years, and while this was no holiday, maybe we can learn something from their experiences about how we should approach our next vacation abroad. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/020.mp3Podcast: Download
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Torah Commentary – Chukat
The Torah Portion, Chukat, grimly develops a number of themes, some of which are familiar to us from previous Portions: laws for rituals; complaints by the children of Israel which are met with punishment from God; conquest (with Divine assistance) of those who obstruct the Israelites’ journey to Canaan; death in combat and the death […]
Chukat Limerick
Hukkat contains one of the most obscure passages in the Torah – the “Red Heifer.” The text teaches that if a heifer is born that is completely red, it is to be be burned and it’s ashes are to be used for purification rituals- particulary in the case of those who have come in contact […]