by Tuly | f 28, 2022 | News, The Portion of Mishpatim, DI
Abortion is a very serious issue in today’s society, with more unborn children being terminated every year than any other cause of death. Judaism goes far to protect the life of an unborn child and even allows for the violation of the Sabbath to save the life of...
by Tuly | f 7, 2022 | News, Weekly Torah Portion, The Portion of Bo, DI
In preparation for the final devastating plague, the Hebrews prepared the Passover lamb. The offering, whose blood, painted on their doorposts, would protect them from the Angel of Death and whose meat would be eaten as the Passover offering consumed as the central...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 1, 2021 | Blog, The Portion of Ki Tisa
This section begins with God giving Moses the two tablets of stone upon which He has written with His own hand. After an extended break, the narrative returns to the people, awaiting Moses at the base of the mountain. They notice that Moses is late in returning, and...
by Yoni Schwartzman | f 26, 2021 | Blog, Exodus
“Would you discover the mystery of Hashem? Would you discover the limit of the Almighty?” – Job 11:7 Zophar questions Iyov’s insistence that he is innocent, suggesting that Iyov is perhaps not as pure as he thinks he is, since man cannot comprehend...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 10, 2021 | Blog, The Portion of Shemot
❝Thus says Hashem, “By this you shall know that I am Hashem.” See, I shall strike the water in the Nile with the rod that is in my hand, and it will be turned into blood❞ Exodus 7:17 Turning the Nile River into blood was the first plague God brought against...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 7, 2021 | Blog, The Portion of Shemot
❝So they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor; and they built garrison cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.❞ Exodus 1:11 When confronted with a religious dilemma, Tim Mahoney, a deeply religious man, began what would become a long and...
