FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2018 CONTACT: Sara Koenig, West End Strategy Team [email protected]; Office: 212.498.9300; Cell: 917.420.0303 San Diego Philanthropist Gary Jacobs Becomes New Board Chair of JCC Association … Continued
Parashat B’midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
“Do not on any account enroll the tribe of Levi or take a census of them with the Israelites.” (Numbers 1:49) Parashat B’midbar opens the fourth book of the Torah, … Continued
A View From Jerusalem – May 2018
A week to remember On Sunday, Jerusalem, our capital, the city of gold and light, celebrated the 51st anniversary of its unification with tens of thousands of teenagers dancing the … Continued
Parashat B’har-B’chukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34)
“For it is the Jubilee, it shall be holy to you; you shall eat the increase of the field. (Leviticus 25:12) The Torah relies heavily on the power of memory … Continued
Jewish Services to Continue at Ft. Campbell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2018 CONTACT: Marla Cohen [email protected]; 212-786-5092 Jewish Services to Continue at Ft. Campbell This week the Army Times and The Tennessean published articles about … Continued
Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
“You shall observe My commandments and perform them; I am Adonai.” (Leviticus 22:31) The Book of Leviticus is known generally as Torat Kohanim, the Laws of the Priests, because of … Continued
D’ash – The Power Of Song
As Israel celebrated its 70th birthday last week, and continues to mark the landmark occasion of its eighth decade of statehood, there are no shortage of programs, documentaries, and l … Continued
Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27)
“You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of Canaan to which I am taking you; you shall not follow … Continued
Notes from the DMZ
by Rabbi Irving Elson This was a short trip to Korea, only five days “boots on the ground,” and yet I felt so much was accomplished in such a little … Continued
A View From Jerusalem – April 2018
Pride is in the air! “As long as deep in the heart, The soul of a Jew yearns, And forward to the east To Zion, an eye looks.” —Hatikva, Israel’s … Continued