Rabbi's Message, Shabbat Vayishlach
11/19/2021 10:43:35 AM
The story is told that once when a principal of a day school went to consult with his Rosh Yeshiva about expelling a student, the great rabbi surprised him by asking: "What is the name of the student's mother?"
The bewildered principal asked: "Why is that important?"
The Rav answered: "Are telling me that you are considering expelling a student, but you have not yet davened for him?!"
In this week’s parashah, Yaakov...Read more...
Shabbat Youth Programming Expectations
11/18/2021 05:19:26 PM
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Rabbi's Message, Shabbat Vayetzei
11/12/2021 12:25:41 PM
This week, we began our in-person, after-school, Teen Torah study with Rabbi Samuels for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers who attend public school. It was wonderful to once again hear in a Torah class in our Shul building with tween and teen voices laughing and sharing insightful comments and opinions. Our Middle School class will study Jewish Leadership Models this Fall/Winter, beginning with Avraham Avinu. We are...Read more...
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10/21/2021 11:28:10 AM
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Next Monday: Literacy Program Outreach Meeting, 8:15pm
10/19/2021 08:25:10 AM
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Rabbi's Message, Shabbat Lech Lecha
10/18/2021 03:22:52 PM
This week, I started teaching two Talmud classes on Property Law. One might wonder, why is property law considered a sacred Torah study? In last week’s parashah, Parshat Noach, the Torah tells two stories: the Mabbul - the world-destroying flood and the Tower of Babel. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 108a, see also Rashi to Gen 11:9) asks why did God destroy the world in one instance, and scatter the population in the other? In the second story...Read more...