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Can we climb this mountain? I don’t know -The Killers   Shavuot, the holiday commemorating the giving of the Torah to the... Read More

This week’s Torah portion, Bechukotai is not one of the funner Torah readings. It contains the Tochacha, sometimes called The Admonition or Reproof and is a... Read More

This week’s Torah portion speaks of the laws of Shmittah, the Sabbatical year. Every seventh year the Jewish people living in Israel are... Read More

We are in the midst of the mitzva of Sefirat HaOmer, the Counting of the Omer. Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller of Neve Yerushalayim, the very... Read More

Parshat Kedoshim begins by telling us to be holy. “You shall be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy” are... Read More

Looking For Mr. Munk   Here I am again Back on the corner again Back where I belong Where I’ve always been... Read More

In the Haggadah that we just read this past week, there is a reference to the turning point for the Israelites where... Read More

The definitive symbol of Pesach is Matzah, unleavened bread. What exactly is unleavened bread? Once flour and water are mixed together they... Read More

You’re so far from wanting to say something good Feel something good  Somebody asked me what hell was like…  Parting of souls ... Read More

When to Speak and When to Be Quiet This week’s Torah portion contains a very sad and tragic event. At the inauguration... Read More