FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2017 CONTACT: Samantha Kupferman, West End Strategy Team [email protected]; Office: 212-498-9300; Cell: 202-215-9260 JCC Association of North America Receives $1.9 Million Investment in Jewish Early … Continued
Mother Nature’s playground
Fall is in the air. A season of uncertainty. Unpredictable weather toys with summer’s swan song and winter’s hesitance to obscure our skies. Cold winds blow a mixture of leaves … Continued
Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
“Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came, waters upon the earth.” (Genesis 7:6) PaRDeS, the Hebrew word for orchard (referring to the Garden of Eden) is an … Continued
Parshat B’reishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
“God said, ‘See, I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food.’ ” (Genesis … Continued
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot (Intermediate Shabbat of Sukkot) (Exodus 33:12-34:26)
“Be prepared for the morning, and in the morning you shall ascend Mount Sinai and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain.” (Exodus 34:2) We hear two … Continued
Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:1-16:34)
“Blow the shofar on the new moon, on the full moon for our feast day. For it is a law for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob.” (Psalm … Continued
Parashat Ha-azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)
“Remember the days of old: reflect upon the years of other generations. Ask your father and he will tell you; your elders and they will inform you.” (Deuteronomy 32:7) Ha-azinu … Continued
A View from Jerusalem – September 2017
Days of Awe The last days of Israel’s hot and steamy summer finally shorten. The air with cooler winds, heralding the longed for fall. Wandering birds fly high above, escaping … Continued
Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20)
“Then Moses recited the words of this poem to the very end, in the hearing of the whole congregation of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 31:30) We read two parashot (portions) this week … Continued
Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy) 26:1-29:8
“And the Lord has affirmed this day that you are, as He promised you, His treasured people who shall observe all his commandments.” (Deuteronomy 26:18) Parashat Ki Tavo opens with … Continued