Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Tsav Shabbat HaGadol March 23, 2013 – 12 Nisan 5773 Wishing you a Wonderful and Meaningful Passover! Dear Friends, I’m so glad to be home after a great trip to Israel where my family and I celebrated the wedding of my daughter and my new son-in-law, Nurit and Lotem. The Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Ki Tissa Shabbat Parah March 2, 2013 – 20 Adar 5773 Dear Friends, Another special Shabbat awaits us; a Shabbat that turns our attention to two animals – the red heifer and the golden calf…! This week, on Shabbat Parah, the third of four special Shabbatot that lead up to Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Tetsavveh Shabbat Zakhor February 23, 2013 – 13 Adar 5773 A Happy Purim to All! Dear Friends, A bit of silliness is part of Purim…So, here’s my contribution… How many “h” words can you associate with Purim? Here’s my (admittedly incomplete) list: …Purim is the Holiday of Heroines and of Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Terumah February 16, 2013 – 6 Adar 5773 Dear Friends, Where is God to be found in our world? That is the central question of our weekly Torah portion of Terumah [contribution] that tells of the contribution of our people to the building of the Tabernacle, the Sanctuary, in the Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh February 9, 2013 – 29 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Many Americans were glued to the screen watching the Super Bowl this week. Some really understood all the ins and outs of the game, all the plays, all the signals, all the commentary. Some, Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Yitro February 2, 2013 – 22 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Why am I so proud of our Shabbat Schools? For a combination of reasons…. First of all, our Shabbat School services are truly an inter-generational spiritual experience! Although, as a rule, students lead much of the service, there are times Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat B’Shalach Shabbat Shirah and Tu B’Shevat! January 26, 2013 – 15 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, I always love Shabbat Shirah – the Shabbat of Song – because we chant both the Song of the Sea, as part of our weekly Torah reading, and Deborah’s Song, as our haftarah reading from Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Bo January 19, 2013 – 8 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Intransigence is such a powerful force in our world…. When I read the story of Pharoah, as it is told in our weekly Torah portion of Bo, I am struck not only by Pharoah’s intransigence in the face of Moses’ Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat Shemot Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh January 5, 2013 – 23 Tevet 5773 Dear Friends, One of the most amazing insights in this week’s action-packed Torah portion of Shemot is the fact that redemption can sometimes come from the least likely places…. It was Pharoah who decided that the Israelites were a threat to Egypt Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Noah October 20, 2012 – 4 Cheshvan 5773 Dear Friends, Imagination is a wonderful thing. It releases us from the shackles of reality and encourages us to think out of the box. As foreign as it is to our “reality,” imagination has a way of seeping back into our world, Continue Reading »
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