Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Bechukotai – Are we reading less or more?
May 27, 2022
Dear Friends, Often on zoom, I get comments about the number of books that line my dining room shelves they see in the background of my screen. It piqued my […]
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Parshat Behar – Make it Count
May 20, 2022
Dear Friends, In Israel, even the most simplistic and mundane things are sure to be a unique experience. For example, for most of us living outside of Israel, when posing […]
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Parshat Kedoshim – The Devil is in the Details
May 6, 2022
Dear Friends, This week’s parsha has one of the largest number of commandments that appears in any one section of the Torah. One question that has challenged Judaism throughout the […]
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Parshat Metzora / Shabbat HaGadol – ‘Status quo’
April 8, 2022
Dear Friends, In the haftarah for Parshat Metzora (which we won’t be reading this year due to Shabbat Hagadol), we usually read the fascinating story of the four metzora’im (lepers) who […]
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Parshat Tazria/Hachodesh/Rosh Chodesh – Red Trees
April 1, 2022
Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha deals primarily with Tzara’at, a spiritual ailment in the form of leprosy, a physical blemish found on the body, clothing, or the house’s walls, diagnosed […]
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Parshat Shemini / Parshat Para – “Kosher” Person?
March 25, 2022
Dear Friends, In this week’s Parsha, we read the section that deals with the dietary laws based on specific anatomical features. The Torah outlines which animals, birds, and fish are […]