“A river issues forth from Eden to water the garden, and from there it is divided and becomes four headwaters.” (Genesis 2:10) Volume VII of The Melton Center for Jewish … Continued
Archives for September 2013
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Intermediate Shabbat of Sukkot) (Exodus 33:12-34:26)
“You shall make the festival of weeks with the first offering of the wheat harvest and the festival of the harvest shall be at the changing of the year.” (Ex. … Continued
40 Years After Yom Kippur War Brings Reflection
On the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the Jewish world paused for 25 hours for self-examination and reflection. For Israelis, there is a sense … Continued
Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:1-16:34)
“It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall afflict yourselves; an eternal decree.” (Leviticus 16:31) The Torah reading for Yom Kippur describes the ritual for purification … Continued
Parashat Ha-azinu (Deuteronomy 23:1-32:52)
“The Rock! His deeds are perfect, yea, all his ways are just.” (Deut. 32:4) The most frequently uttered phrase this past week in the Jewish world is probably, “I can’t … Continued