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May 1, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Leviticus 12:1-16:33 (Haftorah: 2. Kings 7:3-20) This week’s Torah portion presents more laws regarding ritual purity and impurity. Its name refers to two specific aspects. Tazriah-Metzora*, the name of the...
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April 24, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Leviticus 9:1-11:47 (Haftorah: 2. Samuel 6:1-19) Shemini, the name of the Torah portion in Hebrew, means eight. Numbers in Hebrew have an equivalent letter and corresponding meanings. Number eight is even better than a...
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April 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen On each January 27, the world observes the International Holocaust Memorial Day so designated due to the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army in 1945. Spring has a different day. One specific story of desperation and...
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April 18, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Numbers 9:1-14; 28:19-25 During Pesach, which we know as the Passover Festival, we celebrate the end of slavery. Passover is often connected to the Hebrew word dror, freedom or liberty. As we recall the story of Passover in...
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April 11,2025, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Pearls of the Torah Portion – An Introduction The original word for the Hebrew Bible is Tanach, which is an acronym of three different words: Torah (Instruction), Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings meaning...
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March 26, 2025, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen There is one story, one particular story for each period or each year. Usually, the story is accompanied by an image. And what would be the enduring image we have of the beginning of 2025? Among the many stories and images, there...
