Moshe Kempinski

The Seven Blessed Species

Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of Eikev begins with the following verse : And it will be, because ( EIKEV) you will heed these ordinances and keep them and perform, that the Lord, your God, will keep for you the covenant and the kindness that He swore to your forefathers. 13. And He will love … Read more

The Shabbat of Vision

Moshe Kempinski The Book of Devarim ( Deuteronomy ) begins with the following description; “These are the words ( Devarim) that Moses spoke to all Israel, on the other side of the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the Arabah, opposite the Sea of Reeds, between Paran and Tofel, and Laban and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab; eleven … Read more

These are the Journeys

Moshe Kempinski In the last portion of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we read of the 42 stations in the wandering of the people of Israel in the wilderness until their arrival at the gates of the land of Israel. “These are the journeys of the children of Israel who left the land of Egypt … Read more