Rabbi Shabbat Greetings

This week, we read a double Torah portion, Tazria Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33) and we welcome the new month of Iyar.  The portion which includes in it a challenging description of Tzara’at a…

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Are we allowed to wonder about God’s actions? Are we allowed to suggest that God may be acting unfairly? This coming week on Monday, April 17 at 7:30 pm, we will…

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The Haggadah (the Passover book that we use at the seder) tells of our people’s journey from the suffering of slavery to our wild, sea-splitting-open redemption. Around the seder table…

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The Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat Hagadol (the Great Sabbath), a phrase deriving from the last verse of the Haftarah portion (Malachi 3:4-24) read on that day which declares that…

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As we make the transition from the second book, Exodus, to the third book, Leviticus, the Torah shifts from describing the construction of the Mishkan (portable tabernacle) to describing its operations. At…

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Whenever a major project is completed, it is a time of joy and jubilation. Whether one builds a house, a skyscraper or a cruise ship, a great deal of effort…

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This Shabbat we read Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22), plus an additional selection for Shabbat Parah. Judaism describes itself (in a quote from the Koran) as the People of the Book.…

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Every time I fly on an airplane the same thought goes through my head: Do I tell them? I have flown on many flights in the last five weeks – to…

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Our portion, Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) begins the final section of the book of Exodus which deals mostly with the construction of the mishkan – Tabernacle, the Israelites’ portable desert sanctuary. Its opening…

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We read in this week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18), Moses was commanded to ascend the mountain and remain there to receive the tablets affirming God’s commitment to the people…

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