by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2022 | Holiness, Kindness and Compassion, Passover, Temple, Vayikra
People who are unfamiliar with the Bible think that a sacrifice is an unspecified animal that is slaughtered haphazardly and thrown into a blazing fire to be burnt entirely. But the book of Vayikra (Leviticus) is incredibly specific, describing a variety of sacrifices...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 23, 2022 | Kindness and Compassion, Mishpatim
After centuries of being enslaved and persecuted by the Egyptians, the Torah commands the Jews to treat strangers kindly “for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 22:20). The specific prohibition against abusing strangers is repeated four times in the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2021 | Antisemitism, Fear of God, God, Good and Evil, Hebrew Language, Israel, Kindness and Compassion, Prayer, Shemot
While Israel was being blessedly prolific in Egypt and growing into a nation, Pharaoh ordered the midwives to kill the male Jewish babies. Shiphrah and Puah defied Pharaoh’s order and received God’s blessing for their courage. Their actions allowed Moses to be saved...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 28, 2021 | Chayei Sara, Kindness and Compassion
This is the first story in the Torah to take place at a well, but not the last. Here, Eliezer travels to a foreign land, stops at a well where he encounters a future bride, a series of hurried movements, and running around to bring news of the stranger’s arrival,...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 10, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Kindness and Compassion, Lech Lecha, Light Unto the Nations, Videos
Our forefather Abraham was one of the most important figures that ever walked the earth. The patriarch is credited with discovering the one true God and establishing a family whose lasting moral legacy changed the world. After thousands of years, Abraham is revered to...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 9, 2021 | Fast of Gedaliah, Jeremiah, Kindness and Compassion, Rosh Hashana, Temple
Archaeologists in Israel uncovered evidence from nearly three thousand years ago, proving the existence of Gedaliah, a relatively minor character mentioned in the Bible, whose life is still commemorated till this very day by Jews every year through an annual fast day....
