Dr. Kokkonen Blogs

Pearls of the Torah Portion – Compassion, Boundaries, and Remembrance in Times of War

August 28, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Ki Tietzei 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 (Haftarah: Isaiah ...

September 5, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Justice, Idolatry, and the Dangers of Forgetting God

August 28, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Shoftim 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 (Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12) ...

August 28, 2025
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Deaths of Journalists in Gaza

August 27, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Many of us around the world have been ...

August 27, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Choosing Blessing, Rebuilding Jerusalem, and Living Water

August 21, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Re’eh 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 11:26-12:10 (Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5) ...

August 21, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – God’s Covenant, and Lessons from History

August 14, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Eikev 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 (Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3) ...

August 14, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Pleading with God and Finding Comfort

August 7, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Va’etchanan 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 (Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26) ...

August 7, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Listening for God’s Direction & Timing

July 30, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Devarim 5785 (2025) Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 (Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27) ...

July 31, 2025
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Confronting Antisemitism in Today’s Cultural Events

July 29, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen In an earlier statement, we referred to the ...

July 29, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Desert Journeys & Jerusalem’s Promise

July 24, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Matot-Masei 5785 (2025) Numbers 30:2-36:13 (Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, ...

July 24, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Moving Without Fear, Trusting in God

July 17, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Pinchas 5785 (2025) Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 (Haftarah: ...

July 17, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – When Blessings Replace Curses: The Enduring Strength of Israel

July 10, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Balak 5785 (2025) Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 (Haftarah: ...

July 10, 2025
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Pearls of the Torah Portion – Obedience, Prophecy, and the Lessons of History

July 3, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Hukat 5785 (2025) Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 (Haftarah: ...

July 3, 2025
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