“Israel Returns” Brings Newly Discovered Polish Jews To The Holy Land
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. (Hosea 14:6) Israel Returns, an organization that aims to strengthen the connection between descendants of Jews and the State of Israel and the Jewish people recently brought sixteen young Polish Jews, many of whom […]
Weekly Torah Portion-Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26 – 29:8)
This week’s portion opens with the ceremony of first fruits that is performed in the Temple, after the Children of Israel have entered the Land of Israel.
Weekly Torah Portion-Ki Tezeh (Deuteronomy 1:10 – 25)
The Bible applied to its time and it is in that context that it must be read, but it is also an eternal book, applicable to those of us living thousands of years after it was first written. This week’s Torah portion includes the largest number of commandments of any other weekly portion. Beginning with […]
Shabbat Shalom-Pinchas (NUMBERS 25:10 – 30:06)
Every week, on Shabbat in the synagogue, we pray that God provides our leaders with wisdom and the guidance they need to make the right decisions. The Lord said to Moses, Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. Numbers (27:12) So begins […]
