by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 7, 2022 | Bo
In preparation for the final devastating plague, the Hebrews prepared the Passover lamb. The offering, whose blood, painted on their doorposts, would protect them from the Angel of Death and whose meat would be eaten as the Passover offering consumed as the central...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 31, 2021 | Chosen Nation, Community, Education, Eikev, God, Israel, Redemption
On January 1, 2012, Rabbi Tuly Weisz sent his first daily newsletter to several dozen friends and family members (and hasn’t missed a day since in the past decade!). “I was inspired by this verse in Deuteronomy,” said Weisz, “that God’s eyes are upon the Land of...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 24, 2021 | Community, Faith, Isaiah
Christmas makes many Jews nervous, and for good reason! While for Christians, Christmas is a day to celebrate peace on earth, I grew up in a typical Jewish family and was taught not to even say, “Merry Christmas” because, throughout history, the holiday was used as an...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 13, 2021 | Kings, Temple, Tenth of Tevet, Tevet, Videos
Rabbi Tuly Weisz discusses the significance of the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, and why this day holds significance for both Jews and non-Jews. This day commemorates not only the siege around Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, but also the translating of...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 13, 2021 | Kings, Tenth of Tevet
There a number of fast days on the Jewish calendar. Most famous is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. However, there are other fast days on the Jewish calendar including the 17th of Tamuz, the 9th of Av and Asarah B’Tevet, or the Fast of the 10th of Tevet. Why do Jews...
