Bamidbar 13:27-33, 14:1-4 This is what they told him: “We came to the land you sent us to; it does indeed flow with milk and honey, and this is its […]
Parshat Beha’alotecha
Bamidbar 12:1-15 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married: “He married a Cushite woman!” They said, “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? […]
Parshat Naso
Bamidbar 6:7-8 …since hair set apart [crown] for his God is upon his head: throughout his term as nazirite he is consecrated [holy] to his LORD.
Bamidbar 6:13-14 This is […]
Judaism is a Verb
Rabbi Rachel Smookler
Can you imagine…your very first experience of walking into an American home was piles of pillows, bedding, household items everywhere, mattresses lined up on their sides in […]
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
Leviticus 25:35 If your brother becomes impoverished and his means falter with you, you shall strengthen him – proselyte or resident – so that he can live with you.
Rashi […]
Friday Night Fresh
Celebrate Shabbat with a delicious dinner catered by Harvest Eatery, the new kosher vegetarian cafe at the JCC.
Guests are invited to bring their own wine. Open to the community. […]
Parshat Emor
Emor continues with exploring the nature of holiness. We learn about additional conditions on the behavior of priests, special rules involving sacrifices, the holy day – proportional justice. The Torah […]
Parshotim Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
The goal of Mussar is holiness — Kedoshim is a critical text from a Mussar perspective. While Mussar shares and borrows techniques with non-religious self-help, it seeks a Jewish religious […]
Parshat Tazria-Metzora
In the rabbinic tradition, the text of Tazria-Metzora presents a cascade of punishments for sins related to our treatment of others: haughtiness, selfish manipulation, slander, and lashon hara, among […]
Parshat Shemini
Leviticus (9:1-3) The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them: Speak to the Israelite people thus: These are the creatures that you may eat from among all the […]