by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2016 | Israel, Vayeishev
During the Yom Kippur War, Golda Meir visited a tank battalion on the Golan Heights. An IDF soldier asked the Prime Minister, “My father was killed in the 1948 war, and we won. My brother lost an arm in the Six Day War, and we won. Last week I lost my best...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 4, 2016 | Community, Holiness, Vayakhel
This week’s Torah portion opens with Moses’ instruction to the Children of Israel to donate items for the construction of the Tabernacle and its various vessels. It echoes the very similar commandment that God gave to Moses in Chapter 25. It would seem, therefore,...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 5, 2016 | God, Justice, Mishpatim
Most of this week’s Torah portion involves various civil laws which help govern a kind and generous society. The portion begins with the laws of slavery, which, when compared to the norms of society in Biblical times, are particularly humane. It continues to deal with...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 29, 2016 | God, Yitro
This week’s portion begins with Jethro’s historic visit to the Children of Israel in the desert. The story begins in Exodus Chapter 18: “Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2016 | Beshalach, Faith, God, Good and Evil
The current war with Hamas is a difficult one. We are up against an enemy that is the epitome of evil, modern-day Amalekites. How will we be able to defeat such a cruel and ruthless enemy? The answer to this question can be found in an analysis of the Torah portion of...
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