This week we begin the book of Bamdbar – also known as numbers. Since Bamidbar begins with a census, this one is self-explanatory: As Moses prepared to alight On his journey through wilderness bright He counted all of the men Again and again To see who’d be able to fight
Archives for May 2011
Shabbat Commentary – Be-Chukkotai
If there were a theme song to accompany this week’s Torah Portion, Be-Chukkotai, it would be the classic Commencement processional, “Pomp and Circumstance.” We are in the midst of graduation season for everyone from pre-schoolers moving up to kindergarten to adult scholars receiving advanced degrees. Where there are graduation ceremonies, there are sure to be […]
Episode One: Breshit/In the Beginning
In this inaugural podcast of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay tells chapter one in the story of the creation of JCast Network. He tells of losing his job and thinking about what it was that he was passionate about. Darone talks about his previous experiences in the Jewish communal world, and the ways in […]
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Another poetic parshan – “The Torah in Haiku”
Ed actually gave me the idea for this blog. Check his out. It’s great! http://www.thetorahinhaiku.com/
Behukotai
This week’s Torah portion, Behukotai, concludes the book of Leviticus/Vayikra. It contains a simple formula for staying in God’s graces: follow the Mitzvot and all will be well. But- if we stray from the path God sets out for us, we will experience terrible curses. The choice is ours. Of course, life doesn’t always work […]
Balance and Peace
What a week! We began this week with the incredible JCC benefit – with a room of over 300 people together celebrating all that we do here at the JCC. We then had Kesher on Tuesday evening where we met and discussed the way that our Jewish tradition thinks about transitions and liminal moments. Wednesday […]
Behar Limerick
Parashat Behar speaks of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. The basic idea behind these practices is that we need to give the land a rest – in the case of the Sabbatical (or Shmita) year – every 7 years. Every 50 years, not only does the land get a rest, but all depts are forgiven, […]
Sunday Night In Jerusalem
It is Sunday night May 8th, and I am in Jerusalem. Sunset marks the beginning of Yom Hazikaron, the day this state has set aside to remember all those who have been killed – soldiers and victims of terror – since the state came into being. It is a day devoted to suffering, to a collective […]
Shalom Kitah Gimel Students and Families #26
The year has flown by! Here we are on the final day of the Hebrew month of Nisan and the last day of Hebrew class. Together we recited the Blessing for Torah Study. Students took turns asking and anwering the questions in the attendance conversation – all by heart. We had an abundance of special […]
Resistance
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