Shevat and the Land of Israel – Beshalach 5776
Now that we are in the month of Shevat I would like to continue my theme…
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Agricultural Ethics – Bo 5776
This month, Shevat, is when we celebrate and mark the agricultural laws of the Land of…
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The New Moon — A Minor Festival – Va’eira 5776
This Shabbat we will be saying special prayers in the synagogue to announce and bless the…
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The Eisodus and the Exodus – Shemot 5776
We begin reading the book of Exodus this week, which has as its central theme the…
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The Siege of Jerusalem
This week is the fast of the 10th of Tevet. The Babylonian empire first laid siege…
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Modesty, Shmodesty! As Long As You Look Good!
My family recently took advantage of various Black Friday and other seasonal sales to buy new…
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Chanukah
Setting the Scene Israel: Approximately 200 years before the events of Chanukah, hundreds of thousands of…
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Wash Your Hands!
As the weather gets colder one of the things that I have been thinking of is…
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Fall and Winter
I am here in New Jersey, getting colder and being more windblown as fall is in…
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Kaddish
I have been saying Kaddish, (a prayer that is said by mourners), for my mother OB”M…
