Ask anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of the Bible why Moshe could not enter the Land of Israel…
Eikev: Loving G-d
Eight times – interestingly, all in sefer Devarim – the Torah tells us we are to love G-d, the…
Reflections on Tisha B'Av
Tisha b’Av is the day of national Jewish mourning. It was on this day that “our House was destroyed…
Devarim: Just Courts
“"The signature of G-d is truth" (Shabbat 55a). Our Torah, which serves as a description of G-d, is…
Impressions from Italy: Italian Rabbis
Italian Jewry is unique in many ways. Predating Ashkenazim and Sephardim, to this day they maintain…
Impressions from Italy: Visiting Venice
It is hard to imagine a more unique travel destination than Venice. Built on a series of tiny…
Massei: The Details are for Later
“And the Egyptians were burying all their first born, who had been killed by G-d” (Bamidbar 33:4).…
Impressions from Italy: From Pitigliano to Florence
Few people who travel to Italy travel to Pitigliano[1]. It is nestled in the mountains far away…
Impressions from Italy: When in Rome Do as the Romans Do
“Therefore it is our duty to thank, praise, laud, glorify, exalt, honor, bless, raise high, and…
Impressions from Italy: Rome and Jerusalem
A city close to 3,000 years old, capital of its modern counterpart, a walled old city surrounded by…
Ponderings from Provence: A French Revolution
As we travelled through France we did manage to visit one other country, a 15-minute drive from…
Ponderings from Provence: Nice is Nice
Nice, like many other places of Jewish settlement, first attracted Jews who were fleeing other…
Balak: Religious Wars
It is rare that people fear mere numbers of Jews. Instead, it is our ability to do so much with so…
Ponderings from Provence: Papal Territory
Narbonne, Lunel, Arles, Perpignan, Posquières, Montpellier are some of the great medieval centres…
Ponderings from Provence: One Tradition, Many Paths
I have often noted that one of most beautiful aspects of the Torah in Motion Journeys through…
Ponderings from Provence: An Introduction
Provence, where Torah in Motion’s inaugural trip to France is centred, is situated in the south of…
Korach: Finding Holiness
The survival of the Jewish people in the desert was a direct result and only possible because of…
Shelach Lecha: What is Your Name
Names play a crucial role in our tradition. We have names that describe our origins, Adam – "from…