by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 7, 2023 | Ki Teitzei, Zephaniah
This week, a photo of Americans in cowboy hats flying to volunteer in Israel went viral. Jews all over the world responded by the thousands with comments like “This means so much – we’re not alone!” and “God bless these incredible Christians!” The cowboys flew...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 24, 2023 | Ki Teitzei
The closing lines of the Torah portion of Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) deal with an old foe of the People of Israel – Amalek. Remember what Amalek perpetrated against you on the way when you were going out of Egypt. When they chanced upon you en route, struck...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 20, 2023 | Ki Teitzei
Soon after the Communists gained power in Russia, they began placing restrictions on Jewish practices. Ultimately, all Jewish educational institutions were forced to shutter, while those spotted in synagogues risked being fired from their jobs. As the decades passed,...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 17, 2023 | Ki Teitzei
John Wayne was one of Hollywood’s most famous and most successful actors, appearing in more than 175 movies. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award, winning the Oscar for Best Actor in 1969 for True Grit. And his powerful performance in The Searchers has...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2023 | Ki Teitzei
This Torah portion covers an array of commandments for a variety of circumstances, from marriage and relationships to caring for the less fortunate. Some of the commandments pertain to man’s relationship with God, but most of them address the relationship between...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 6, 2022 | Holiness, Ki Teitzei, Marriage and Relationships, Modesty
It was love at first sight; lightning that hit my heart and bowled me over. But like two star-crossed lovers, fate seemed determined to keep us apart. Normally, I would take my new love interests to meet my parents. But that was not possible. So I took her to meet my...
