Tidbits of Torah

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on June 15, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Korach First Bar Mitzvah in Our New Temple!    June 16, 2018 – 3 Tammuz 5778  Happy Father’s Day Weekend! Dear Friends, What a joy to be celebrating our first congregational bar mitzvah in our new Temple! I hope you will join us at services this Friday night and Shabbat morning as we Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on June 8, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Shelach Lekha Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh  Past, Present and Future!    June 9, 2018 – 26 Sivan 5778    Dear Friends,   Tidbits of Torah is back!  We are in the new building of Rodef Sholom Temple…almost set up…still working on getting re-organized…still working on completing various parts of our Temple…still in awe of Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on May 18, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Bemidbar and Shavuot (Sunday and Monday)  Wilderness Training     May 19, 2018 – 5 Sivan 5778    Dear Friends, I confess that I have never done any wilderness training.  Nevertheless, the concept of wilderness training is fascinating. This morning I did a cursory internet search for “wilderness training.”  My internet search turned Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on May 11, 2018

Shabbat Parashat B’har-B’chukotai Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh Proclaim Liberty in the Land May 12, 2018 – 27 Iyyar 5778 Dear Friends, I hope you will join us this Friday night and Shabbat morning as we celebrate the bar mitzvah of Zach Weiser. Mazal Tov to Zach and to his entire family! Our weekly Torah portion contains Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on May 4, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Emor One Day at a Time… May 5, 2018 – 20 Iyyar 5778 Dear Friends, I hope you will join us this Friday night as we celebrate Confirmation! Our three confirmands are Reilly David, Dahvi Hochman and Jordan Phillips. Mazal Tov to our confirmands and to their families! Our Torah portion, Emor, reminds Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on April 27, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Choices…. April 28, 2018 – 13 Iyyar 5778 Dear Friends, All those choices…! Last week I found myself trying to evaluate two completely different plans for healthy eating. I had read two books. Each of the books seemed equally convincing to me, as a layperson. Each seemed to have lots of Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on April 20, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Tazria-Metsora It’s A New Beginning!  April 21, 2018 – 6 Iyyar 5778    Dear Friends,   It’s a new beginning!  This week Israel celebrated her 70th birthday and we celebrated with her!   Remember what life was like 70 years ago?  I know….  Not all of us remember 1948. But, even if we don’t Continue Reading »

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Posted on April 13, 2018

Shabbat Parashat Shemini Shabbat Machar Chodesh Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh The Art of Living! April 14, 2018 – 29 Nisan 5778  Dear Friends,   We have just experienced Passover and the special foods that accompany its celebration. We did our best to relate the Passover story to our communal and individual lives today. Then, we moved on Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on March 23, 2018

  Shabbat Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol Happy Passover! And Passover Tips…   March 24, 2018 – 8 Nisan 5778 Dear Friends, This is the last Shabbat before Passover!  We read the weekly Torah portion of Tzav which describes various kinds of sacrifices that our people brought to the Tabernacle, and later to the Temple, in ancient Continue Reading »

Tidbits of Torah

Posted on March 16, 2018

Shabbat Parashat VaYikra Rosh Chodesh Nisan Shabbat HaChodesh Power and Pride March 17, 2018 – 1 Nisan 5778 Dear Friends, This Shabbat, Shabbat HaChodesh, is the last of the four special Shabbatot that lead up to Passover! It is an extra special Shabbat because Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the new Jewish month, is also Continue Reading »