January 28, 2026 -
January 28, 2026 -
Luxurious Attire In our Parsha we’re told to adorn Aharon, the High Priest כהן גדול, with numerous extravagant garments woven from royal blue, purple and crimson wool, fine linen andRead More »
Recently, Rabbi Neil asked our 7th Graders the simple question, “What is Judaism?” Their answers are in the photo. A question that could take scholars hours or days to define,Read More »
What We Eat As I enter my kitchen for a snack, my hungry cat follows me. It wants a snack too. “I just fed you two hours ago, you insatiableRead More »
Keeping the Progress Going If there is a God, wouldn’t this Being desire to communicate with us? Parents want a relationship with their children; why would God not want aRead More »
A Jew At Heart In my years as a rabbi, people often tell me that they’re a Jew at heart- that even if they didn’t practice much ritually, nonetheless, theyRead More »
Models of Leadership Greatness comes in many shapes and sizes. While it’s hard to define, we all know it when we see it. Jacob recognizes exceptional potential in both ofRead More »
Embracing Our Commonality While we clean the wax off our Chanukah menorahs and consume the last of our Chanukah gelt, the Christmas lights shine brighter every day. We may feelRead More »
Angels In Our Lives When we’re afraid and feeling insecure, wouldn’t it be great if we had some direct assurance from God? Jacob was one such lucky person. Upon fleeingRead More »
Judging Earlier Generations: Progress, Not Perfection While the actions of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs at times seem highly questionable, the rabbis rarely criticize them. One of the notable exceptions isRead More »
Going Where No Jews Have Gone Before… The first marriage of two Jews takes place in our parsha: Isaac marries Rebecca. There’s not much detail about the wedding: Rebecca lowersRead More »
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