Shabbat and Shavuot: our marriage with G-d
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Bamidbar In general, every Torah portion has a connection with the time of the year when it is read. This week’s parasha, Bamidbar, is usually read…
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May 31, 2022
‘We will do and we will understand’
Dear Families, After weeks of counting, we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot — it is a holiday with all-night study and blintzes and cheesecake. It is also the time for…
May 31, 2022
The timeless, holy Wailing Wall
Dear Friends, After having arrived back in Dallas from Israel, I wanted to share with you a feeling about the Kotel, known as the “Wailing Wall.” We stayed near the…
May 31, 2022
Practice gratitude
Dear Families, Gratitude has become a buzzword, and that can be a good thing or not. We have studies showing how gratitude leads to healthy living and today we are…
May 26, 2022
We need to listen to one another
By Rabbi Michael KushnickParashat Behukotai This week we conclude the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Torah, with parashat Behukotai. The very first verses of this parasha provide…
May 26, 2022
The 3 D’s and the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
By Micha Danzig (Jewish Journal via JNS) So much of what has happened surrounding the death of Shireen Abu Akleh is emblematic of the entire Arab-Israeli conflict. If you have…
May 17, 2022
Land of the free, home of the brave
By Rabbi Stefan WeinbergParashat B’har “Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” (Leviticus 25:10) This vision has served as a rallying call for this great nation during the…
May 17, 2022
Hospitality: rules for host, guest
Dear Families, It is almost summer vacation — a time for families to get away as well as a time for adults of all ages to plan trips and to…
May 17, 2022
Laws of the Land of Israel
Dear Friends, I thought I would share with you a thought I had from the holy city of Tzefat (Safed), sitting with a group of former students from Dallas, now…
May 17, 2022
What have I accomplished today?
When they said goodbye to this earth, most of my female relatives were younger than I am today! Now, I’m well into my personal 80s, which gives me both pause…
May 17, 2022