Archive for 2019
Taste of Torah Parshat Terumah
This week our Torah reading begins with this command spoken by the Divine to Moses: “Speak to the People of
The Meaning of Construction Projects
We are in a time of renaissance in and around Buffalo. New buildings are popping up all over and
3 Sanctuaries
33In this week’s portion, Hashem commands Moshe to tell the Jews to build the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. The Mishkan was
Out of Place
Parshat Mishpatim appears very out of place in the book of Shmot, couched between: Bnei Yisrael’s extraordinary journey from downtrodden
OUT OF BOUNDS
Generally speaking, one cannot say that one Mitzvah is more important than another. All the commandments were given to us
Follow the Sapphire Brick Road
A few weeks ago, when it was just as cold as it is this week, I ventured out to walk
Blind Faith
Immediately after the Jews had received the Ten Commandments at Sinai, they were given several civil laws known as mishpatim.
Donald W. Katz
KATZ – Donald W. January 28, 2019. Husband of the late Miriam “Mimi” D. Katz; father of Jody (David)
A Eulogy for My Dear Friend Samuel Calvin Balderman
How do you say goodbye to someone who’s been a part of your life for all of your life or
A Eulogy for My Father Samuel Calvin Balderman
I am and always will be so proud to call myself a daughter of Samuel Balderman. Born in a