שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םלְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֔וֹת כל־זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clansof its ancestral houses, listing the names head by head. – Numbers 1:2 Bamidbar Many of us know what it feels like to be “in the wilderness”: moments of transition, grief, doubt, illness, or change. Parashat […]
Tank you to Barry Rosen who conceived and hosted our first Open Mic Night! Rachael shay and Alex Hobcraft worked on this team putting together a wonderful evening of music, poetry, and comedy. It was great seeing you all perform and laugh with us. We hope to see you all next year!
דַּאִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם If you walk in My laws and faithfully observe My commandments, – Leviticus 26:3 Bechukotai One way to understand Bechukotai, not as a ledger of reward and punishment, is to see it as a call into relationship. “אם בחוקותי תלכו – If you walk in My laws…” The word תלכו, […]
דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them:You shall be holy, for I, the ETERNAL your God, am holy. – Leviticus 19:2 Kedoshim Parashat Emor calls us into the sacred rhythm of Jewish life. In this portion, we move from laws of […]
דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the ETERNAL your God, am holy. – Leviticus 19:2 Kedoshim Parashat Acharei Mot–Kedoshim sits at the heart of the Torah and at the heart of our moral […]
Shalom, Temple Anshe Sholom! This is Rabbi Michael Weiss coming to you, currently, from down south to say that I am so excited to join you up north! In the coming months, I’m sure you’ll get to learn a lot about me and I’m looking forward to getting to know each of you as well, […]