Author: sbenharush

Food Tourah: Noach

October 18, 2025

Parshat Noach – 2 parshiot down, only 52 more to go!   This week we have another well-loved story from Genesis – Noach (Noah).  The parsha includes the story of …

Food Tourah: Nitzavim

September 17, 2025

Because life so often happens around food, we’re spending the year exploring the weekly parshiot and finding connections to each week’s Shabbat menu. 51 parshiot down, 3 more to go! …

Food Tourah: Ki Teitzei

September 3, 2025

Because life so often happens around food, we’re spending the year exploring the weekly parshiot and finding connections to each week’s Shabbat menu. 49 parshiot down, 5 more to go! …

Food Tourah: Eikev

August 13, 2025

Parshat Eikev – 46 parshiot down, only 8 more to go! In Eikev (“As a Result”), as the Israelites draw closer to the Promised land, Moses continues to recount their …

Food Tourah: Vaetchanan

August 5, 2025

Parshat Vaetchanan – 45 parshiot down, only 9 more to go! Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses recounts his plea to God to let him enter the Promised Land. He …

Food Tourah: Devarim

July 29, 2025

Parshat Devarim – 44 parshiot down, only 10 more to go! Devarim (“Words”) is the first parsha in the Book of Deuteronomy – the fifth and final book of the …

Food Tourah: Matot-Masei

July 22, 2025

Another double parsha this week, Matot-Masei – 42nd and 43rd parshiot down, only 11 more to go! Matot (“Tribes”) opens with the laws of vows – how they differ depending …

Food Tourah: Pinchas

July 15, 2025

Parshat Pinchas – 41 parshiot down, only 13 more to go! Pinchas begins with God promising a “covenant of peace” to Pinchas, who zealously defended God’s honor at the end …

Food Tourah: Balak

July 7, 2025

In the year 5786 Hukkat and Balak are read as a double portion. Drought, death of leaders, poisonous snakes, and battles make Hukkat a very rough time to be an …

Food Tourah: Korach

June 24, 2025

In Korach, a Levite leads a rebellion against Moses with 250 of the Israelites. They claim that all the Israelites are holy, and that Moses and Aaron should not be …