Parashat Shelach L’cha: Numbers 13:1 to 15:41
For the week of Friday, June 28, 2024 In last week’s Torah reading, our people began their trek to the promised land. In this portion, they are on the edge
July 2, 2024
For the week of Friday, June 28, 2024 In last week’s Torah reading, our people began their trek to the promised land. In this portion, they are on the edge
For the week of Friday, June 21, 2024 Our Torah portion begins with repeated instructions to the priests concerning the lighting of the seven-branched menorah, in the open-air sanctuary. Be’haalo’techa
For the week of Friday, May 14 This week’s Torah portion includes one of the most frequently invoked of all biblical passages, the “birkat Kohanim,” or priestly blessing. These famous
For the week of Friday, May 7, 2024 The poet wrote: “between the dream and the reality falls the shadow.” Shadows reveal a host of images that may be both
For the week of May 31, 2024 This Torah portion, which concludes the book of Leviticus, is so named for the first important word, which means “statutes” (and comes from
For the week of May 24, 2024 In four verses the Torah gives us a concept of the ideal economy and our rights and responsibilities within it. In 1944 Pres.
Week of Friday, January 5, 2024 The second book of Torah is called Shemot, which means “names,” that is, we have a list of the names of Jacob’s sons who
Some years ago I met Stephanie Liss, award winning playwright, through a Facebook women’s group. It became obvious the antisemitism wasn’t going to let up in that group so we
We love music here at Congregation Beit Tikva. Hilary Schacht, violinist extraordinaire, is our connection to this wonderful band. Hilary has blessed us with her musical talent during Shabbat services.
Rabbi Leonard Helman Education Center February 3 @ 12:30 pm Shmoozing and Shmears! Don’t feel alone – join the Congregation Beit Tikva Salon and Pass the Bagels! An informal discussion
Week of December 29, 2023 This is the concluding portion for the first book of Torah. Va’yechi means “he lived,” and these chapters speak of Jacob’s drawing to an end,
Week of December 22, 2023 Our Torah portion’s opening verb means “he approached…him” and begins with the meeting between Joseph and Judah. But the beginning is really in the middle
Week of December 15, 2023 Our title for the Torah portion literally means “at the end of two years of days,” and refers to the Pharaoh standing near the Nile
Week of Chanukah Shabbat December 8, 2023 Our Torah portion begins the last great section of Genesis, which recounts the saga of Joseph and his brothers. The title means “he
Week of December 1, 2023 The name of our Torah portion means “he sent,” which is the story of Jacob sending men to scout the position of his brother Esau,
