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 »
Moving Forward! Shabbat Parashat Sh’lach L’cha June 14, 2014 – 16 Sivan 5774 Moving Forward! As a community, we have decided to move forward. Thanks to our leadership, headed by our immediate past president, Josh David, to our officers, to our executive and board, and to our many volunteers and members, after Tuesday night’s annual Continue Reading »
The Problematics of Patterns Shabbat Parashat B’ha’a’lo’t’kha June 7, 2014 – 9 Sivan 5774 The Problematics of Patterns I was recently looking at the VDOT site on the Middle Ground Boulevard Project and noticed a link entitled: “Map of New Traffic Pattern.” I clicked on the link and there it was: the new traffic pattern, Continue Reading »
Looking Forward to Shavuot! Shabbat Parashat Naso May 31, 2014 – 2 Sivan 5774 Looking Forward to Shavuot! We’ve been counting the days, day by day, since the second night of Pesach. We call it Sefirat HaOmer – the Counting of the Omer – named for a small measure of the barley harvest Continue Reading »
You Are Not Just Another Statistic! Shabbat Parashat B’Midbar Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh May 24, 2014 – 24 Iyyar 5774 You Are Not Just Another Statistic! In a world in which we, so often, seek to quantify our successes – to create benchmarks that measure performance in relation to strategic plans – it is hard Continue Reading »
Let’s Celebrate! Shabbat Parashat B’chukotai May 17, 2014 – 17 Iyyar 5774 Let’s Celebrate! This Friday night we are celebrating Confirmation at Rodef Sholom Temple! Come celebrate with us! What’s all the fuss about? A group of young Jewish people have stayed the course. They have continued their Jewish education, beyond bar and bat mitzvah. Continue Reading »
The Things We Take For Granted… Shabbat Parashat B’har May 10, 2014 – 10 Iyyar 5774 The Things We Take For Granted… It is almost eerie how our weekly parsha [Torah portion] sometimes resonates with the times and with the news…This week, in particular, I feel that resonance on so many levels. Our parsha speaks Continue Reading »
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