Tehillim Psalm 21

This week’s Tehillim is in memory of Louise Haft On Rosh Hashanah, we spend the day in shul, acknowledging that Hashem is our King. With...

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Dear Rabbi I have read that Sholom Rubashkin is coming to town to “inspire” the community. How does it...

The Mechanism of Prayer

A Torah Bite for the Shabbat Table by Rabbi Ben Goodman Time is a funny thing.  Each day we...

Amalek Then and Now

Dear Rabbi I know this weekend we yet again do the Zachor thing, remember what Amalek did to us all those years ago – and...

ROSH HASHANAH BY RABBI MICHAEL TARAGIN

The universal nature of Rosh Hashanah isn’t limited to a particular nation and certainly not to a particular location.  All human beings are judged...

Ta’am’s ten plagues immersive Seder

Discussion about the ten plagues is one of the most important parts of the Seder and the story of the Exodus. And what better...

The Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah – PURIM

x In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains why Purim can be regarded as the holiest day of the year. On Purim, which...

Tehillim – Psalm 37

This tehillim is Shay ben Dana In this week’s Psalm, King David warns us not to be lured into the false trappings of the prosperity...

Bilam’s Lessons of Jewish History

Bilam and Balak’s conspiracy to halt the Jewish advance dominates most of parshat Balak even though the story could easily have been summarized in a few brief verses. Bilam’s prophecies are included, in part, because...

Parshat Mishpatim: Dry Laws?!

This week’s Torah portion contains 53 mitzvot, a whole slew of tort laws and rules governing our financial exchanges. There passages are expressive perhaps...

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