Parasha

At first glance, Bava Batra, described by Sefaria as “relationships between neighbours, land ownership, sales, and inheritance,” seems as dry as dust and almost as much fun as filling in a tax form in your third language. The opening Mishnah does little to dispel my assumption: Bava Batra 2a: Mishnah: Partners who wished to make

I entered the gate of the adobe rust-colored wall and found myself inside a paradise garden, perfect in all its beauty. I sat down in the shade of a luscious Jacaranda tree, admiring the hues, the flowers, the trees, awake with the singing of birds. A place favored by the wealthy, I felt an outsider,

This week we finish reading the book of Exodus. It’s a book that, like the story we will recall in a few weeks at Pesach, starts with misery and oppression and ends with hope and confidence. Feels like a bit of a familiar cycle both as the Jewish people but also for each of us