Purple Sheet

There is much discussion in the religious Jewish world about The Shidduch Crisis. For the uninitiated, The Shidduch Crisis refers to the (perceived) difficulty within the Orthodox... Read More

This week’s parsha picks up right after God commanded Avraham at the end of last week’s parsha to circumcise himself and all... Read More

This week’s parsha introduces us to the founder of Judaism and the Jewish people, Avraham. Avraham is famous for a few different... Read More

And set out on the journey Find a ship to take us on the way And we’ll sail out on the water... Read More

This Shabbat we once again begin the Torah cycle with reading Bereshit – Genesis. In it, we get many details of the... Read More

To everything Turn, turn, turn There is a season Turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under heaven -The Byrds/King... Read More

A number of years back there was a NY Times piece about the challenges some parents were facing when the economy started to go... Read More

One of the most moving and central prayers on both Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur is Une’taneh Tokef. It is a highlight of... Read More

There are three themes that define the holiday of Rosh HaShana and they are outlined in the Mussaf prayer service of the day: 1. Malchiyot – God is King. 2. Zichronot – Remembrance and 3. Shofrot – the Shofar... Read More

This week we have a double parsha but fear not, shul will not be longer as they are both quite short. Netzavim begins with... Read More