by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | American, American, Parsha
At our best, we have been intensely preparing for Yom Kippur for the past forty days, since Rosh Chodesh Elul. Reviewing this past year, we may justifiably take pride in our religious and spiritual achievements, our moral courage of conscience and conviction, and our...
by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | American, American, Parsha
THE FINAL STAGE OF HISTORY Shirat Ha’azinu is basically a synopsis of Jewish history, starting with HaShem’s choice of Am Yisrael and culminating in the final redemption, for which we so sorely yearn. It therefore behooves us – the generation living so close to the...
by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | American, American, Parsha
Sedra Ha’azinu, in the main Moshe Rabbenu’s parting song to the people of Israel, and suffused with advice, admonition, prophecy, and blessing, concludes with an enigmatic phrase, “וְכִפֶּ֥ר אַדְמָת֖וֹ עַמּֽוֹ” (Devarim, 32:43). These three...
by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | American, American, Chagim, Parsha
Our family trip to Israel this summer was nothing short of exhilarating! We spent three weeks in Israel and enjoyed visits to Jerusalem, Gush Etzion, Bet Shemesh, Tel Aviv, Netanya, Caesarea, Haifa, Tiberias and Ramat HaGolan. The trip was extraordinary but nothing...
by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | American, American, Parsha
THE INGATHERING OF THE EXILES The Lord your God will return (ve’shav) your captivity and have mercy on you, and He will return (ve’shav) and gather you from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. If your dispersed will be at the ends of the...
