by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 27, 2018 | Faith, God, Marriage and Relationships, Prayer, Psalms, Tests and Trials
A personal relationship with God, like all relationships, is full of ups and downs. No matter how strong our faith is, there are times when we feel closer to Him and times when we feel further away. I am not only referring to difficult times when our faith is...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2017 | Antisemitism, Education, Faith, God, Israel, Temple
When the United Nations (UN), in October 2016, passed a contentious anti-Israel resolution denying the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem, I decided to go full-steam-ahead and “Bombard Them With Bibles”. With your help, I visited the...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 6, 2016 | Community, God, Holiness, Israel, Kedoshim
Throughout Leviticus, God commands Moses to teach the Children of Israel, or to instruct them in various commandments and rules of behavior. With this scripture, God introduces a few laws pertaining to our relationship with God, such as the Shabbat and the prohibition...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 1, 2016 | Antisemitism, Chosen Nation, Covenant, Free Will, God, Holiness, Purity, Shemini
This week’s portion contains one of the basic fundamentals of kosher eating – the list of animals that are permitted as well as a list of animals that are not. Chapter 11 begins: Speak to the people of Israel, saying, these are the living things that you may eat among...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 11, 2016 | God, Pekudei
The closing chapters of the Book of Exodus complete the section that deals with the construction of the Tabernacle. The last verses are particularly interesting. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. And Moses...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 26, 2016 | God, Ki Tisa, Leadership
This week’s portion begins with the commandment to conduct a census among the Children of Israel through the donation of a half shekel. Other commandments follow, but the focus of the portion is the story of the Golden Calf. It has long puzzled commentators how the...
