“Each was given responsibility for his service and porterage at the command of the Lord through Moses, and each was recorded as the Lord had commanded Moses.” (Numbers 4:49) The … Continued
View Presentation on Jewish Chaplains Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
Just in time for Memorial Day, the U.S. Senate passed the necessary resolution to place a memorial to fallen Jewish chaplains in Arlington National Cemetery, next to existing memorials to … Continued
Parashat Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
“The Israelites shall camp each with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance (Numbers 2:2) Each book … Continued
2011 JCC Maccabi Games/ArtsFest Represents 10 to 15 Percent Increase in Teens Traveling to Israel
New York, NY, May 19, 2011–At a time when fewer North American Jewish teens are interested in visiting Israel, JCC Association has devised an ingenious plan to get them there. … Continued
Parashat B’chukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
These are the commandments that God gave Moses for the Israelite people on Mount Sinai (Leviticus 27:33) Parashat B’chukotai closes out the book of Leviticus with a list of blessings … Continued
A Sudden Change of Mood
Last Monday, Israel and the Jewish world observed Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s national Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, and ceremonies nationwide honored the 22,867 servicemen and victims … Continued
Parashat B’har (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
“But in the seventh year the land shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, a Sabbath of the Lord…” (Leviticus 25:4) Zionism and the creation of the State of Israel … Continued
Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
“You shall take choice flour and bake of it twelve loaves, two-tenths of a measure for each loaf.” (Leviticus 24:5) The American sociologist William Graham Sumner coined the term folkways … Continued
Parashat Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27)
“Do not hate your brother/sister in your heart; you shall rebuke your neighbor but bear no sin because of him/her.” – Leviticus 19:17 Parashat Kedoshim (kedoshim is the plural of … Continued
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach (The Intermediate Shabbat of Passover)(Exodus 33:12-34:26)
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth–for thy love is better than wine. (Song of Songs 1:2) Because this Shabbat falls during Pesach, the normal cycle of … Continued