Rabbi Shabbat Greetings

There’ is a mystical teaching from the Zohar (collection of writings) that there is a gentle thread that runs through this season of the Jewish year. This is a thread…

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We find ourselves in a stretch of sacred time that feels both structured and searching. We are counting the Omer, day by day, step by step, moving from liberation toward…

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This week’s double portion, Acharei Mot–Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27) sits at a powerful intersection in the Torah. In Acharei Mot, we read about boundaries such as who may enter the Holy of Holies, when,…

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This week’s double portion, Tazria–Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33), confronts us with something deeply uncomfortable: the reality of brokenness within the community and the careful, often painful process of healing. The Torah’s discussion of tzara’at is…

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This week’s Torah portion, Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) arrives with a jolt. Just as the Mishkan (portable tabernacle)is inaugurated in a moment of joy and divine closeness, tragedy strikes: Nadav and Avihu, filled with a passion to serve,…

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On this Shabbat during Passover, as we gather in the overlap of sacred time, the Torah invites us to reflect more deeply on what freedom means. We recall the Exodus as…

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This week’s portion, Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) begins with God instructing Moses: “Command (tzav) your brother Aaron and his sons…” The word tzav conveys not only instruction but also urgent responsibility. In this portion, the Torah focuses…

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We begin the book of Leviticus quietly with the first portion, Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26). God calls to Moses, vayikra el Moshe, with a small voice, from within the Mishkan. After the drama of Exodus, revelation,…

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This week’s double portion, Vayakhel–Pekudei (Exodus 35:1 – 40:38), brings the book of Exodus to a close not with drama or miracles, but with details: measurements, materials, repeated actions, and careful accounting. After…

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This week’s Torah Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) presents one of the most unsettling moments in the Torah: the sin of the Golden Calf. In Moses’ prolonged absence, the Israelites panic, seek certainty, and…

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