Shavuot 5785
The two-day (outside of Israel) Festival of Shavuot begins this Sunday night and concludes on Tuesday night. (Note: There will be no Partners next Tuesday.) Shavuot, the 6th of the Hebrew month of Sivan, is the day that the Jewish…
Parshas Behar – Bechukotai 5785
This week, we read Behar and Bechukotai, the last two portions in the book of Vayikra. The second portion Bechukotai rests its fame on the תוכחה - the Tochacha. (No English word adequately captures the meaning of Tochacha, but its…
Parshat Emor 5785
This week’s portion contains the mitzvah “to count the omer,” one which, at this time of the year, we are in the midst of fulfilling. Starting from the second day of Passover, we make a blessing every night for seven…
Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5785
This week, because of the way that the calendar works, we read a double portion, Acharei Mot and Kedoshim (last year, for example, they came out on separate weeks). The third verse in Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:3) tells us: (ג) אִישׁ…
Eishes Chayil: Rachel- Jourey at Sea
Rosh Chodesh Lecture Series | Mrs. Racheli Indig
Parshas Tazriah – Metzorah 5785
This coming Shabbat, two portions – Tazriah and Metzorah - will be read in Shul. The main topic of these two portions is the מצורע - “metzorah,” one who is stricken with the malady -צרעת “tzaraat” (or tzaraas). The usual…
Sefirat Haomer – The Counting of the Omer
When the Holy Temple stood, a daily sacrifice was brought every morning and evening. The morning prayer שחרית - Shacharit corresponds to and substitutes for the morning sacrifice and מנחה - Mincha, the afternoon service, corresponds and substitutes for the…
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