THE BOOK OF RUTH STUDY
Studying the Book of Ruth (2) — The Tragedy of Elimelech’s family To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. Lessons from a family in exile
The Book of Ruth Study
Studying the Book of Ruth — Intro-the background to the book To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. The Writing of the Book of Ruth
Behind the Attempt to Assassinate Yehuda Glick
Dr. Mordechai Kedar Why did Islamists target Yehuda Glick? And what does it tell us about Israeli Arab plans for Israel and Jerusalem? The plan for the attempted assassination of Yehuda Glick is just one phase of the long term struggle for Jerusalem between an Islam that sees itself as the true religion on the … Read more
The Call of “Lech Lecha” ( Go Forth)
Moshe Kempinski There are two ways to enter the land of Israel. Both involve great determination and struggle, yet only one provides an eternal guarantee. The call of secular Zionism to rebuild the Jewish homeland as a safe haven from the persecution of the exile was a noble and courageous mission. Yet one wonders if … Read more
THE SHORASHIM TANACH STUDY
To order the Micrography of Ruth click on picture The Shorashim Tanach study will begin B’Ezrat Hashem next week This Year we will be doing an in depth study of THE BOOK OF RUTH In order to make the study more interactive we have opened a new facebook page called SHORASHIMSTUDY where people can respond … Read more
The After-Holidays Blues
by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld It’s during the quiet times of life that we show God what we are truly made of. Post-Sukkot always feels like such an anticlimax. Major holiday after major holiday passed us by in quick-fire procession. We progressed from the awe of the month of Elul and the High Holidays to the … Read more
Tikkun Olam- Fixing the World
Moshe Kempinski The torah portion of Noach (Noah) begins with the verse; “These are the generations of Noach, Noach was a righteous man he was wholehearted in his generations; Noach walked with G-d”( Genesis 6:9) The portion then goes on to describe a righteous man living in a world consumed by violence and corruption.He build … Read more
The Water-Drawing Celebration
Rabbi Chanan Morisson During the evenings of the Succoth holiday, there was music, dancing, and even juggling in the holy Temple. This joyous activity was called the Simchat Beit-HaSho’eivah, the Water-Drawing Celebration. While usually wine was used in libation ceremonies, during the holiday of Succoth the kohanim poured water — drawn the previous night from … Read more