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Michel M.j. ShoreThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Enlightenment Opens the Doors of Eternity (Reflection on the Haftorah of the first day of Shavuot) (Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12) Enlightenment opens the...
Dedicated to the Song (at the end of this reflection) composed by Dr. Lena Allen-Shore- “I Prayed in Jerusalem at the Wall for the Peace of the...
True Friendship Lives Beyond Time and Space (Reflection on the Special Haftorah to Torah Portion Bamidbar) True friendship is caring for one’s...
Reflection on the Haftorahs to Torah Portions Behar and Bechukotai (Jeremiah 32:6-27 and Jeremiah 16:19 to 17:14) What choices do we make each day,...
Historical Memory Instructs Selfless Devotion (Reflection on the Haftorah for Torah Portion Emor) Historical memory of sanctity Unfolds the...
The Clock of History Awaits its Promised Rendez-Vous (Reflection on the Haftorah for Torah Portions Acharei Mot and Kedoshim) Arrogance severs so many...
In Memory of Dr. Jakub Herzig My Noble, Just, Human Rights Lawyer, Author, Maternal Grandfather In spring and autumn, my grandfather accompanied me...
Requiem for Those Who Remain with Us Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 Requiem for those who remain with us. So many thoughts, yet no words will suffice,...
Embracing the Role of Healing Body and Soul (Reflections on the Haftorah for the normative Parsha for Tazria) The body cannot be separated From the...
Carrying the Ark of the Covenant (Reflections on the Haftorah for Shemini) To rejoice with abandon as King David did, Not knowing what lies ahead or...
Reflections on the Torah reading for the intermediate Sabbath of Passover (Exodus 33:12 to 34:26) In a moment of uncertainty for Moses, God answered...
( Reflections on the Haftorah for Tzav) (Book of Jeremiah 7:21-8:3 and 9:22-23) To whose voice do we listen on life’s journey? What guides us as we...
G-d Has Patience For Us ( Reflections on the Haftorah for Vayikra) (Isaiah 43:21 to 44:23) One cannot believe without patience; Nor can one have...
To Make a Place for the Divine’s Space (Reflections on the Haftorah for Vayakhel- Pikudei) ( Ezekiel 45:18-46:15) Without place for the Divine...
World Security Awaits Our Moral Choice’ (Reflection on the Haftorah for Ki Tissa) (Book of Kings 1, 18:1 -39) Who and what we choose to believe...