Donkeygate
by Rabbi Moshe Taragin
A lot was at stake. We were perched to enter the promised land, launch Jewish history, and assemble the kingdom...
Ask Rabbi Schochet on Quinoa, Bonding with Boys and the “One Kid” song
Dear Rabbi
I’d like your position on quinoa on Pesach please. I’ve heard different opinions and I am left a little confused.
Stacey
Dear Stacey
A few years...
Torah reading: Ki Tetzei
WAYS & WARS
This week's reading contains much of the Jewish ethic of warfare, as does last week's.
It tells us how to wage a war...
Torah from Israel : Human Creativity and Religion
The epic project of constructing a mishkan was an unprecedented feat of human engineering and creativity. Instead of delivering a ready-made, heavenly prepared structure, G-d chose to empower humans...
Tehillim – Psalm 54
This week’s Psalm is the last in the section for day nine. When a person is unfortunately betrayed by loved ones and pursued by...
Cold Weather
BY RABBI ARNOLD SAUNDERS
The last couple of weeks has seen some very cold weather with significant accumulations of snow.
The snow started to fall a...
Tehillim – Psalm 51
This week, we start the chapters of Tehillim that are said each Tuesday by people who follow the weekly cycle. If you don’t currently...
Tehillim – Psalm 39
This tehillim is in memory of the yahrzeit of Hayeled Yechezcal Shimon ben Efraim
In this weeks Psalm, we are taught that man is meant...
Ask the Rabbi – Separation, Superstion and Sports on Shabbat
To Divorce or Not To Divorce?
Dear Rabbi
My wife and I have a terrible relationship. We are fighting and screaming all the time. I think...
