Jewish Life

The Time To Pay Attention

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:55:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Beth Kissileff

Special To The Jewish Week

Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:58 p.m.
Torah: Num. 1:1-4:20
Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-2:22
Havdalah: 9:05 p.m.

Shavuot

The Unity Of God, Torah And Israel

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:51 p.m.
Torah: Leviticus 25:1–27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
Havdalah: 8:58 p.m.

God Israel Torah Zohar

The Omer: Counting Our Words

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:22:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:45 p.m.
Torah: Lev. 21:1-24:23
Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31
Havdalah: 8:50 p.m.

Counting the Omer Omer sedra sfirah

The Tragedy Of Impossible Pluralism

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Gidon Rothstein

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:38 p.m.
Torah: Lev. 16:1-20:27
Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 (Ashkenaz);
Ezekiel 20: 2-20 (Sephard)
Havdalah: 8:41 p.m

candlelighting Haftorah Parsha Shabbat Torah

A Kind Word About Unkind Words

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:45:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Nehemia Polen

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:30 p.m.
Torah: Lev. 12:1-15:33
Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20
Havdalah: 8:33 p.m.

candlelighting Haftorah parscha Shabbat Torah

Celebrating Israel In Space And Time

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:23 p.m.
Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 (Ashkenaz);
6:1-19 (Sfard)
Havdalah: 8:27 p.m.

Pesach’s Rigorous Detail Leads To Dreamlike Love

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:32:41 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Abraham Unger

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Pesach & Shabbat candles: 7:14 p.m. (Thu.);
7:15 p.m. (Fri.)
Torah: Exodus 13:17-15:26 (Fri.);
Deut. 14:22-16:17 (Sat.); Num. 28:19-25 (both)
Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 (Fri.);
Isaiah 10:32-12:6 (Sat) & Song of Songs
Havdalah: 8:17 p.m.

Redemption Is On The Road Itself

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:41:06 +0000

Sabbath Week

Shlomo Riskin

Special to the Jewish Week

Pesach & Shabbat candles: 7:08 p.m. (Fri.);
8:09 p.m. (Sat.)
Torah: Exodus 12:21-51 (Sat.);
Lev. 22:26-23:44 (Sun.); Num. 28:16-25 (both)
Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27 (Sat.);
II Kings 23:1-9, 21-25 (Sun.)
Havdalah: 8:10 p.m. (Sun.)

The Festival of Passover is called “the time of our freedom,” the celebration of our Exodus from Egypt. It is also Biblically known as the “Festival of Matzot.”

Dayenu: When Enough Is Not Enough

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:20:47 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 7:01 p.m.
Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24
Havdalah: 8:01 p.m.

Salt Of The Earth

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:00:38 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Neil Fleischmann

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 6:53 p.m.
Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Exodus 12:1-20;
Numbers 28:9-15
Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Havdalah: 7:53 p.m.

God’s Way Of Communicating

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:37:55 +0000

Sabbath Week

Shlomo Riskin

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 6:46 p.m.
Torah: Exodus 35:1- 40:38; Numbers 19:1-22
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38
Havdalah: 7:46 p.m.

“Bezalel made the ark… He made two cherubs of gold ... at the two ends of the cover. … The cherubs had their wings spreading out upwards … with their faces turned towards each other…” [Exodus 37:1-9]

The Loss Of The Holy Ornaments

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:56:37 +0000

Sabbath Week

Freema Gottlieb

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 5:38 p.m.
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-39
Havdalah: 6:38 p.m.

Do Clothes Make The Priest?

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:56:41 +0000

Sabbath Week

Rabbi Yael Buechler

Special To The Jewish Week

Shabbat candles: 5:31 p.m.
Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27
Havdalah: 6:30 p.m.

The Source Of Israel’s Security

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:20:08 +0000

Sabbath Week

Shlomo Riskin

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 5:23 p.m.
Torah: Exodus 25:1- 27:19
Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13
Havdalah: 6:23 p.m.

“They shall make a Sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them” [Exodus 25:8].

“This Temple that you build… if you follow My decrees… I shall dwell among the Children of Israel and I shall not forsake My people Israel” [I Kings 6:11, haftarah].

The Jewish Way Of Lending

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:49:14 +0000

Sabbath Week

Shana Novick

Special To The Jewish Week

Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 5:14 p.m.
Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18; 30:11-16
Haftarah: II Kings 11:17-12:17
Havdalah: 6:15 p.m.