SHABBAT KI TISA - SHABBAT PARAH: TORAH IN THE SHADOW OF THE CURRENT CONFLICT / LA TORAH À L'OMBRE DU CONFLIT ACTUEL EN ISRAEL
03/06/2026 09:34:37 AM
This Shabbat, we read Parashat Ki Tisa at a time when the Jewish people are living through deep uncertainty because of the ongoing conflict in Israel.
This is not theoretical Torah.
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SHABBAT ZACHOR AND PURIM: MEMORY, COURAGE, AND JEWISH DESTINY IN OUR TIME / CHABBAT ZAKHOR ET POURIM : MÉMOIRE, COURAGE ET DESTINÉE JUIVE À NOTRE ÉPOQUE
02/27/2026 11:57:53 AM
On the Shabbat before Purim, we read the special portion of Shabbat Zachor, fulfilling the Torah’s command:
“Remember what Amalek did to you… you...Read more...
PARASHAT MISHPATIM: ANCIENT LAWS, MORAL FOUNDATIONS FOR MODERN LIFE / PARACHAT MISHPATIM : DES LOIS ANCIENNES, FONDEMENTS MORAUX DE LA VIE MODERNE
02/13/2026 10:37:28 AM
After the overwhelming revelation at Mount Sinai, Parashat Mishpatim brings us back down to earth. There is no thunder, no lightning, only laws. Yet it is precisely here, in these detailed civil and ethical regulations, that the Torah teaches one of its most powerful messages: holiness is created in the everyday details of life.
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PARASHAT YITRO: TIMELESS WISDOM FOR A COMPLEX WORLD / PARACHAT YITRO: UNE SAGESSE INTEMPORELLE POUR UN MONDE COMPLEXE
02/06/2026 11:21:58 AM
Parashat Yitro presents one of the most transformative moments in Jewish history: the Revelation at Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments. This is the moment when a group of former slaves becomes a moral nation, bound not only by destiny, but by responsibility. Yet the Torah, in its wisdom, frames this dramatic event with very human lessons...Read more...
PARASHAT BESHALACH: FREEDOM BEYOND THE SEA / LA LIBERTÉ SOUS TOUTES SES FORMES
01/30/2026 10:06:51 AM
Parashat Beshalach is often remembered for one breathtaking moment: the splitting of the Sea. It is the dramatic climax of the Exodus story, the moment when an enslaved people finally walk through on dry land and leave Egypt behind forever.
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PARASHAT BO: CHOOSING LIGHT IN AN AGE OF DARKNESS / PARACHAT BO: CHOISIR LA LUMIÈRE À UNE ÉPOQUE D'OBSCURITÉ
01/22/2026 03:19:23 PM
Parashat Bo stands at the threshold of Jewish history. After generations of suffering, humiliation, and silence, the moment of redemption finally arrives. Yet the Torah teaches us that freedom is not achieved in a single dramatic instant. It unfolds through acts of faith, moral courage, and conscious choice—lessons that speak powerfully to our own...Read more...
PARASHAT VAERA: WHEN TYRANTS RISE AND THE HAND OF GOD RESPONDS / QUAND LES TYRANS S'ÉLÈVENT ET QUE LA MAIN DE DIEU INTERVIENT
01/16/2026 10:54:27 AM
Parashat Vaera confronts us with a reality that is as ancient as it is contemporary: the rise of tyrants who believe themselves untouchable, and a vulnerable people crying out for justice.
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PARASHAT SHEMOT: WHEN NEW BEGINNINGS EMERGE FROM THE FIRE / PARACHAT CHEMOT : QUAND LES NOUVEAUX COMMENCEMENTS NAISSENT DU FEU
01/09/2026 10:43:55 AM
Parashat Shemot opens a new book of the Torah and marks a powerful turning point in Jewish history. It is the story of how a family becomes a nation and how that nation, forged in suffering, begins its journey toward redemption. Yet strikingly, the Torah does not begin this journey with miracles or triumph, but with hardship, fear, and moral...Read more...
PARASHAT VAYECHI: ENDINGS THAT CARRY BLESSINGS / PARACHAT VAYÉ'HI : DES FINS PORTEUSES DE BÉNÉDICTIONS
01/02/2026 09:55:08 AM
Parashat Vayechi is unique. It is a parasha of endings and yet, it is filled with life.
We reach the conclusion of Sefer Bereshit, the Book of Beginnings,...Read more...
PARASHAT VAYIGASH: FROM DESPAIR TO STRENGTH / DU DÉSESPOIR À LA FORCE
12/26/2025 12:59:36 PM
Parashat Vayigash presents one of the most powerful scenes of emotional transformation in the Torah. After years of suffering, estrangement, and fear, Yehuda approaches Yosef on behalf of his brother Benjamin with a courageous heart. He lays bare his fears for his father, Jacob, and offers himself in place of Benjamin — a self-sacrifice born of love....Read more...
PARASHAT MIKETZ: LIGHT, RENEWAL, AND FAITH IN UNCERTAIN TIMES / LUMIÈRE, RENOUVEAU ET FOI EN DES TEMPS INCERTAINS
12/19/2025 10:26:51 AM
This coming Shabbat is uniquely rich and layered. We read Parashat Miketz, we celebrate Chanukah, and we usher in Rosh Chodesh. Three sacred moments converge, each carrying its own message, yet together offering a powerful and timely teaching about light, resilience, and spiritual renewal.
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PARASHAT VAYESHEV: JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS-A STORY OF JEALOUSY, DREAMS AND DIVINE PURPOSE / VAYÉCHEV : JOSEPH ET SES FRÈRE-UNE HISTOIRE DE JALOUSIE, DE RÊVES ET DE DESSEIN DIVIN
12/12/2025 11:21:42 AM
Parashat Vayeshev introduces one of the most emotionally powerful and morally complex stories in the Torah: the saga of Joseph and his brothers. It is a story of favoritism and jealousy, betrayal and heartbreak, but also of resilience, moral integrity, and ultimately, reconciliation. Beneath the drama lies a timeless message about human weakness and...Read more...
PARASHAT VAYISHLACH: WRESTLING WITH THE PAST, WALKING TOWARD THE FUTURE / LUTTER AVEC LE PASSÉ, AVANCER VERS L'AVENIR
12/05/2025 10:04:42 AM
Parashat Vayishlach is one of the Torah’s most emotionally charged narratives. It is a parasha filled with tension, fear, vulnerability, confrontation, trauma, reconciliation, and profound spiritual transformation. Yet, beyond the ancient drama lies a timeless message that resonates powerfully in our own world today.
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PARASHAT VAYETZE AND ITS MESSAGE TO MODERN-DAY JEWRY / PARACHAT VAYETSÉ ET SON MESSAGE POUR LA JUDAICITÉ CONTEMPORAINE
11/28/2025 10:33:57 AM
Parashat Vayetze opens with a young Jacob on the run, leaving his parents’ home, fearful of Esau, uncertain of his future, and stepping alone into the night. What unfolds is a journey of transformation: from a sheltered young man into a visionary, a worker, a husband, a father, and ultimately the spiritual architect of the people of Israel.
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PARASHAT TOLEDOT - WHAT IT MEANS TODAY / SENS ET PORTÉE AUJOURD'HUI
11/21/2025 11:12:11 AM
Parashat Toledot is a powerful narrative of identity, struggle, and destiny. It tells the story of Isaac and Rebecca, and the birth and early lives of their twin sons, Jacob and Esau. At its heart, Toledot is about the formation of a spiritual legacy, the “generations” that shape not only a family, but a people.
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PARASHAT CHAYEI SARAH AND ROSH CHODESH KISLEV / 'HAYÉ SARAH ET ROCH 'HODECH KISLEV
11/14/2025 12:38:20 PM
Parashat Chayei Sarah and Rosh Chodesh Kislev
As we read Parashat Chayei Sarah and prepare to welcome the new month of Kislev, we stand at the intersection...Read more...
PARASHAT VAYEIRA - THE POWER OF SEEING AND BEING SEEN / LE POUVOIR DE VOIR ET D'ÉTRE VU
11/07/2025 11:12:43 AM
“The Power of Seeing and Being Seen”
In Parashat Vayeira , we encounter one of the most powerful moments in the Torah: Avraham sitting at the entrance...Read more...
DVAR TORAH - PARASHAT LECH LECHA / LEKH LEKHA
10/31/2025 12:26:04 PM
In this week’s parashah, Lech Lecha, God commands Avraham:
“Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.”
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PARACHA NOA'H-CONSTRUIRE UNE ARCHE À NOTRE ÉPOQUE / PARASHAT NOAH-BUILDING AN ARK IN OUR TIME
10/24/2025 11:34:41 AM
This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Noah, tells the timeless story of the Flood — of destruction and renewal, of despair and hope. The Torah describes a generation consumed by corruption and violence, where humanity had lost its moral and spiritual bearings. In that turbulent world, one man stood apart: “Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his...Read more...
DVAR TORAH-BERESHIT AND THE LIBERATION OF THE HOSTAGES / BERESHIT ET LIBÉRATION DES OTAGES
10/17/2025 01:27:44 PM
Dvar Torah – Bereshit and the Liberation of the Hostages
Shabbat Bereshit reminds us that every ending leads to a new beginning. As we reopen the Torah,...Read more...
THE POWER AND AWE OF YOM KIPPUR AND HAAZINU IN OUR TIME
10/03/2025 02:48:54 PM
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, has always been the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. It is a time when the world seems to stand still, when Jews around the world enter into a collective silence, seeking forgiveness, renewal, and a higher meaning. It is a day that transcends generations, connecting us to our ancestors who also stood...Read more...
POURQUOI LES ASERET YEMEI TESHUVA (LES DIX JOURS DE REPENTIR) SONT PLUS PERTINENTS QUE JAMAIS DANS LE CLIMAT POITIQUE ACTUEL / WHY ARE THE ASERET YEMEI TESHUVA (THE TEN DAYS OF REPENTANCE) MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER IN TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE?
09/26/2025 01:22:01 PM
Les Aseret Yemei Teshuva — les Dix Jours de Repentir entre Roch Hachana et Yom Kippour — sont peut-être encore plus significatifs aujourd’hui qu’à toute autre époque, précisément en raison de la confusion morale, de la polarisation politique et du manque de responsabilité personnelle qui caractérisent notre société contemporaine.
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SE TENIR ENSEMBLE AVANT LES JOURS SOLENNELS / STANDING TOGETHER BEFORE THE HIGH HOLIDAYS
09/19/2025 12:37:15 PM
La paracha Nitzavim est toujours lue à un moment crucial du calendrier juif — juste avant Roch Hachana. Et dès son premier verset, elle nous parle directement, dans ce temps de préparation spirituelle : « Vous vous tenez tous aujourd’hui devant l’Éternel, votre Dieu — vos chefs, vos tribus, vos anciens, vos officiers, chaque homme...Read more...
KI TAVO - LE RENOUVEAU PAR LA RESPONSABILITÉ / RENEWAL THROUGH RESPONSIBILITY
09/12/2025 11:38:30 AM
1. La mitzvah des bikkourim : un modèle de gratitude nationale
La parasha commence par une cérémonie émotive : l’offrande des bikkourim (premiers fruits) au Temple de Jérusalem. L’agriculteur récite une déclaration, commençant par « Arami oved...Read more...
PARACHA KI TETZE 'COMBATTRE LE COMBAT INTÉRIEUR' / PARASHAT KI TETZE 'WAGING THE INNER BATTLE'
09/05/2025 11:29:44 AM
Paracha Ki Tetze – "Combattre le combat intérieur"
La paracha de Ki Tetze commence par les mots : « Quand tu sortiras en guerre contre tes...Read more...
DVAR TORAH: PARASHAT SHOFTIM
08/29/2025 10:10:44 AM
La parasha de cette semaine, Shoftim, commence par ce commandement :
« Tu établiras des juges et des magistrats à toutes tes portes… et ils jugeront le peuple avec justice » (Deut. 16:18).
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RE'EH: CHOISIR LA VIE À L'APPROCHE DES JOURS REDOUTABLES / RE'EH: CHOOSING LIFE AS WE ENTER THE SEASON OF TESHUVAH
08/22/2025 11:54:48 AM
Dans la paracha de cette semaine, Re’eh (Deutéronome 11:26–16:17), Moïse place devant le peuple un choix clair : « Vois, je mets aujourd’hui devant vous la bénédiction et la malédiction. » La bénédiction vient de l’observance des commandements de Dieu, et la malédiction de l’éloignement. Au cœur de Re’eh se trouve la notion de...Read more...
PARASHAT EKEV AND THE CALL TO RETURN / PARASHAT EKEV AND THE CALL TO RETURN
08/15/2025 01:14:18 PM
Dans la Paracha Ekev, Moché Rabbénou rappelle au peuple d’Israël que sa survie et sa prospérité en Terre d’Israël dépendent de sa fidélité aux commandements divins. Il retrace leur parcours dans le désert—leurs moments de foi, mais aussi leurs fautes—et les exhorte à ne pas oublier la Source de leurs bénédictions. Au cœur de cette...Read more...
VA'ETHANAN 5785
08/08/2025 09:59:07 AM
Dear Chevra Shaas/Spanish (Shearith Israel)
THE SHABBAT OF COMFORT
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