…Juneteenth, cohosted by Reconstructing Judaism and Be’chol Lashon, featuring Rabbi Sandra Lawson and more. Cosponsored by 18 Doors, JCC Manhatten, One Table, PJ Library, URJ, NMAJH. Register here. Articles on…
…– Words: S. Levi-Tannai; Music: Emanuel Amiran) declares: Banu choshech l’gareish B’yadei-nu or va-eish, kol echad hu or katan, v’chulanu or eitan: “We have come to banish the darkness. We…
…word “Shema” is the letter ayin, and the final letter of the word “Echad” (one) is dalet. Ayin and dalet spell “Eid” – which means “witness.” For this reason, these letters are…
…Israelites… וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל… …וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה קָשָֽׁה׃ … they would not listen to Moses; their spirits crushed by cruel bondage” (Exodus 6:9). This notion of kotzer ruach,…
…bags of non-perishable items on Yom Kippur. If you have any questions about our Annual Food Drive, please email Spencer Gould on behalf of the TOS Social Action Committee: gouldspence@aol.com…
…are most important to me, and with my community. It’s no coincidence then, that the title this week’s parsha, “vayakhel,” means “and [Moses] convened,” shares a grammatical root – kuf-hey-lamed (ק-ה-ל) – with…
…for Early Education and Care, all of our programs for children (Trust Center for Early Education, Ansin Religious School and HomeBASE afterschool program) are fully up and running. (This year…
…our support to the people of both communities, and by working to influence US actions. “Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Peace” suits me. It’s made me feel at home again. Jewishly at home….
…communities. Our community, like that ancient community of Israelites, is rooted in relationships between individuals and between groups. We read again and again that the individual gifts of every Israelite…