by Rabbi | Jan 24, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
The portion begins with the plagues of locusts and darkness, and its bulk is the death of the firstborn and the going out of Egypt. Bo is the parsha of the Exodus, in the sense that it is here when we read the last night of the Jews in Egypt. It is in Bo that three of...
by Rabbi | Dec 6, 2020 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
Our portion is Vayishlach, and it is the last one where angels figure extensively through one of the patriarchs, Ya’akov (Jacob). With next portion, Vayeshev, the presence of angels will diminish – Yosef has no encounters with angels. But angels will...
by Rabbi | Nov 22, 2020 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
Toldot is the one reading that is dedicated to Yitzchak alone – and Yitzchak’s character and personality are not very developed since he is squeezed between two strong characters, Avraham and Yaakov. He also marries a strong woman, which is Rivkah. Early in the...
by Rabbi | Nov 22, 2020 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
Unlike the stories I usually tell, which might be true might not, this one actually happened. It was told to me by one of my teachers, rabbi Ed Feinstein, who was the actual rabbi in this story. This happened in the late eighties early nineties. Grandpa got sick. With...
by Rabbi | Sep 22, 2020 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
First Evening Main idea: growth and meaning, together, in our 500-page journey depends on each of us embracing intentionality in our practice Welcome everyone to our first virtual RH evening service. Adath Israel has worked very hard to make this...
