Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Lechol ish yesh shem shenatan lo elohim venatnu lo aviv ve’imo. Every person has a name which God gave him and which his father and mother gave him (by Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (1914-1984)) For all of us, our name is…
Parashat Noach tells the story of God’s decision to destroy the earth with a flood because of the corruption and wickedness found in the world. Only Noach – the only righteous man on earth – his family, and a pair…
Genesis 11:1-32 (Plaut p.69; Hertz p.38) Haftarah Noach Isaiah 54:1-55:5 (Plaut p.85; Hertz p.41) Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Isaiah 66:1-13, 23 (Plaut p. 1492; Hertz p.944) Parashat Noach tells the story of God’s decision to destroy the earth with a flood…
Chapter 23 of the Book of Leviticus outlines two mitzvot associated with the festival of Sukkoth. In verse 40 it says “On the first day [of the festival] you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees,…
And this shall be to you a law for all time: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls [teannu et nafshoteichem]; and you shall do no manner of work, neither the…
Parashat „Ha’azinu“ consists of the last prayer Moshe says, in front of the people. In this wonderful composed prayer, he explains once again that God is perfect, and full of mercy. God is never wrong, he is true and „YaShar“,…
Many of you know that I moved a few short weeks ago. Anyone, who has moved, knows that relocation from one place to another isn’t easy. There are so many things to consider. What needs to be put into the…
KiTavo, our Parasha for this week starts with the words: VE HAJA, KI TAVO ET HA’ARETZ ASHER ADONAI ELOHEICHA NOTEN LECHA – When you enter the land that the Eternal, Your God is giving you. What follows are instructions to…
Parashat Ki Tetze continues to present a rich and varied collection of directives that serve as a partial blueprint for behaviours and norms to create a just society. It contains a mixture of seventy-two commandments, dealing with such diverse subjects…
Parshat Shoftim is concerned with the structures of governance of biblical society and their just operation: the government and its military, the courts and the religious authorities. Having emerged from the foreign slavery of Egypt and now attempting to maintain…