Infusing holiness into our days

Guest Contributor - May 7, 2021 0

This week, we conclude the Book of Leviticus, whose aim is the establishment of holiness. Leviticus begins with a description of the sacrificial system...

Pesach Sheni | The lessons of the Second Passover

Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 0

By Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum On Monday we celebrated Pesach Sheni (the Second Passover). The first Passover sacrifice was brought in Egypt in the year 2448...

Parshat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: On our life experiences and Judaism

Guest Contributor - April 23, 2021 0

By Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz This week we read the double portion of Achrei Mot-Kedoshim. Parshat Achrei Mot opens by referencing the death of Aaron’s sons,...

Parshat Tazria-Metzorah: Why we blame those who are victims of random events

Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021 0

By Clifford S. Fishman Leviticus chapter 13 contains a 44-verse recitation of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a skin condition — tzara’at — that...

Parshat Shmini: Mourning in unusual circumstances

Guest Contributor - April 9, 2021 0

By Rabbi Daniel Plotkin Parshat Shmini, unusual for a portion in Leviticus, begins with a narrative section. The Tabernacle is dedicated, and Aaron and his...

Passover: Singing the Song of the Sea … again

Guest Contributor - April 2, 2021 0

By Rabbi Neil Tow Every Friday night, we sing Shiru L’Ado — nai Shir Chadash (Psalm 96) “Sing to God a new song,” and many...

Parshat Tzav: Tending to the fire of prayer

Guest Contributor - March 26, 2021 0

By Rabbi Linda Joseph Here comes the rabbi’s confession: I struggle with prayer on Zoom. Because I must manage slide sharing, silencing congregants and other...