All posts in Parsha
ARE WE COMING OR ARE WE GOING?
https://youtu.be/2xbWrEFGXfA Ever feel like you are unsure whether you are coming and going or going and coming? This is the
A JUST BECAUSE SACRIFICE
In the Torah, a peace offering (zevach shlemim) is the only one that is optional. It is a “just because
WHY WATCHING SOCCER IS HARD FOR US
https://youtu.be/oF0pT9Ic9f0 To watch the 2018 World Cup as a Jewish American is a strange phenomenon. We have no skin in
CREATING THE WORLD WITHOUT BLEMISH
https://youtu.be/mnoUYhwCTZw At the beginning of this week’s Torah portion, Chukat, we learn about a red heifer, that not only had
THE AYIN AT THE HEART OF ANGER
https://youtu.be/oF0pT9Ic9f0 To understand the Hebrew word for anger – Ka’as – you need to examine its middle letter – Ayin.
TORAH THOUGHTS ON PARSHAT SHELACH
https://youtu.be/oWM5ZAr49YY To get an international flavor in Western New York, just take a trip up the I-190 to Niagara Falls.
TORAH THOUGHTS ON PARSHAT BEHALOTECHA
https://youtu.be/Szh9zh9ZvkE One of my favorite rituals before Friday night services is lighting our sanctuary menorah. Bruce Corris and I have
THANK GOD FOR MY 7TH GRADE BIBLE TEACHER
https://youtu.be/dsqQVmLnfbk When my seventh grade bible teacher asked me to memorize fifteen words in Biblical Hebrew, I was not happy
SOTAH
In this week’s portion, the mitzva of Sotah is discussed. A sotah is when a woman was secluded with
NAVIGATING THE STEPS OF OUR SPIRITUAL HOME
The steps that go up to our sanctuary Bimah can be difficult for some among us. Raising our legs over