Rabbi's Message
Rabbi’s Message December 2022
Turn it and turn it, for all is contained within it, the Sages echoed about the re-start of Torah readings, which began almost a month ago. New insights and fresh
December 27, 2022
Turn it and turn it, for all is contained within it, the Sages echoed about the re-start of Torah readings, which began almost a month ago. New insights and fresh
Join us for a fantastic Chanukah dinner and musical service for the first night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 18 at 6:00pm. We will enjoy a pot-luck dinner and the festive
This Shabbat we begin the great adventure of Jacob. As soon as he leaves mother Rebecca’s managerial control, Jacob is on his own. Thus commences his maturation process. He runs
“Toldot,” meaning generations, immediately begins with the stories about Jacob and Esau. They are destined to be eternal rivals. This week’s sedrah is really about Jacob, and the next twenty
Our Torah portion is usually translated as the “life of Sarah,” but these opening verses actually deal with the death of the matriarch, Sarah. She is old in numbers, but
Our Torah portion begins with Abraham at the door of his tent, about to encounter three “men,” or strangers. The question is, who are these visitors, are they human or
Our Torah portion begins with the essential purpose for which the entire Hebrew Bible was written. It begins to trace the saga of the people of Israel, known as the
This entire Torah portion is given over to the adventures of Noah, one of the early humans on the earth. The purpose of these chapters is phenomenology. It seeks to
We begin our cycle of Torah readings this Shabbat, having completed the festival of Sukkot. Certainly we all know the opening words of Genesis, “in the beginning God created the
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