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Dear Friends, Parashat Va’ethanan includes the Ten Commandments. With a bit of humor and a nod to parashat va’ethanan, I would like to present (drumroll, please): the Ten Commandments for Temple Israel during Covid. Commandment #1: We are a congregational community. We are here for each other to share joys and sorrows, to pray and Continue Reading »
Shabbat Hazon Parashat D’varim July 24th, 2020 / 3 Av 5780 At the beginning of the book of D’varim, Deuteronomy, Moshe stands in front of the people of Israel and says: “How can I bear unaided the trouble of you, and the burden, and the bickering!” In other words, Moshe is saying that he cannot Continue Reading »
Matot Mas’ei D’var Torah Words from the Rabbi Where are you from? It is supposed to be an easy question. But because I moved around quite a bit as a child, I never found it an easy question at all. I never knew what to say when people asked where I was from. Then I settled Continue Reading »