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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

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Parashat Shelach: The Tragedy of the Grasshopper

But the men (who were sent to spy the land) said: We are not able to go up to the land … because it is inhabited by the Nephilim, giants … and we...

05.06.2026 40

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Naso-Behalotecha: The Curse of Misguided Peace

The Eternal shall bless you and keep you, the Eternal will make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Eternal will lift up His countenance...

29.05.2026 40

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Parashat Bamidbar: The Wilderness as Destiny

Sefer Bamidbar (Numbers) teaches us that there is no shortcut to genuine religiosity. To achieve it, one needs to dwell for years in a desert, full of...

16.05.2026 40

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Mental and Physical Health and the Divine Curses

One wonders about the terrible kelalot, the curses, in Parashat Bechukotai. Are they meant to be purely punishments for not observing the...

08.05.2026 60

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Parashat Emor – The Call to Holiness

קדשים יהיו לאלהיהם ולא יחללו שם אלהיהם כי את־אשי ה’ לחם אלהיהם הם מקריבם והיו קדש...

01.05.2026 60

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

The Unbearable Call to Be Holy

And God spoke to Moshe: “Speak to the entire congregation of the children of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am...

23.04.2026 60

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The Tent of Meeting and the Danger of Organized Religion

One of the greatest dangers to religious life is organized religion—when religion turns into religious conformity and, in the case of Judaism,...

13.03.2026 90

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Ki Tisa: Shabbat and the Holiness of Life

ואתה דבר אל בני ישראל לאמר אך את שבתתי תשמרו כי אות הוא ביני וביניכם לדרתיכם לדעת...

06.03.2026 80

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Purim: The Honor of Being Hated

Mordechai did not bow and did not prostrate himself” (Esther 3:5) There is a certain people, scattered and dispersed among the peoples… whose laws...

27.02.2026 80

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Parashat Terumah – The Ark and Quantum Theory

Scientific discoveries come in numerous forms. Some are achieved through careful observation and disciplined experimentation. Others, far more rare,...

20.02.2026 90

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Parashat Beshalach – From Nothingness to Somethingness

30.01.2026 80

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Nathan Lopes Cardozo