Purple Sheet

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

This week’s parsha continues the speech that Moshe delivered to the Israelites before he passed on. We are pretty much at the... Read More

One of the most fundamental values in life is Gratitude. The first words we say when we wake up in the morning are Modeh Ani… “Thank you God for... Read More

This week, right before Shabbat, is Rosh Chodesh Elul – the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul. That means we are... Read More

This week’s parsha has a cavalcade of mitzvot – 55 in total. Some of them don’t get a whole lot of press such as... Read More

Last week we marked the fast day of Tisha B’Av. Tisha B’Av is the national day of tragedy for the Jewish people.... Read More

This week we begin the fifth and final book of the Torah, Sefer Devarim – The Book of Deuteronomy. Devarim is unique amongst the... Read More

This week we were treated to the spectacle of the Iranian state funeral of Ali Khamenei attended by hundreds of thousands throughout the... Read More

The United States of America is celebrating its 250th birthday on Shabbat. Growing up in Canada in the 60’s we had very little... Read More