Post 9/11 Reflections Shabbat Parashat Ki Tavo September 12, 2014 – 18 Elul 5774 Dear Friends, It is hard to believe how quickly time goes by but this week the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone. We remember. We feel the pain. We pray for better days in the future – days of Continue Reading »
How Was Your Summer? Shabbat Parashat Ki Tetse September 5, 2014 – 11 Elul 5774 Dear Friends, It’s back to school time. Traffic patterns adjust to school buses. Parents adjust to school schedules. Children and students move forward into a new year. Despite the heat wave we have been experiencing, we cannot help but realize Continue Reading »
Elul – A Time to Prioritize! Shabbat Parashat Shof’tim August 29, 2014 – 4 Elul 5774 Dear Friends, The Jewish month of Elul is often associated with soul-searching and with heightened spirituality. But, reading this week’s Torah portion of Shof’tim brings home a basic Jewish teaching that soul-searching and spirituality go hand in hand with Continue Reading »
Coming Home to Family! Shabbat Parashat Re’eh Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh August 22, 2014 – 27 Av 5774 Dear Friends, After spending a month in Israel, visiting family and friends, and simply soaking up the unique ambience of Israel during the period of Operation Protective Edge, it is good to be back home again with the Continue Reading »
Sent from Israel! Shabbat Parashat Masei Shabbat Mevarchim HaChodesh July 26, 2014 – 28 Tammuz 5774 Dear Friends, I’m delighted to share with you the good news of the birth of my new grandson, born to my daughter, Nurit, and my son-in-law, Lotem, this past Monday, the day before I arrived in Israel. Both parents, Continue Reading »
On My Way to Israel! Shabbat Parashat Mattot July 19, 2014 – 21 Tammuz 5774 On My Way to Israel! This will be my final Tidbits email for a while, as I am scheduled to fly to Israel on this coming Monday. I am leaving for a vacation and plan to spend the next month Continue Reading »
Holding Fast To the Promise Shabbat Parashat Pinchas July 12, 2014 – 14 Tammuz 5774 Holding Fast To the Promise Our Parsha begins with Pinchas being blessed with a b’rit shalom, a covenant of peace. In the Torah scroll, the letter vav in the word shalom [peace] is, uncharacteristically, broken. As we read this portion Continue Reading »
From Foes to Friends Shabbat Parashat Balak July 5, 2014 – 7 Tammuz 5774 From Foes to Friends In our Parsha, Balak, King of Moab, sworn enemy of the Israelites, attempts to enlist Bil’am, the pagan prophet, to curse the people of Israel. Fortunately, Bil’am’s attempt at cursing Israel is unsuccessful. In fact, he Continue Reading »
Renewable Energy Shabbat Parashat Chukat Rosh Chodesh Tammuz – Day 1 June 28, 2014 – 30 Sivan 5774 Renewable Energy This week’s Torah portion invites us to explore the concept of renewable energy! No, I am not referring to the debates about oil, or natural gas, or fracking. I am referring to the spiritual energy Continue Reading »
Leadership in Light of Torah Shabbat Parashat Korach Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh June 21, 2014 – 23 Sivan 5774 Leadership in Light of Torah This week’s Torah portion invites us to examine our ideas in relation to leadership. Korach and his crew challenged Moses and Aaron’s leadership, demanding that Moses and Aaron step down. On the Continue Reading »
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