This week’s parasha is Naso, which contains three of the most famous verses in the Torah, known as the Priestly Benediction: May God bless you and keep you; May God
Read moreOver the past week, I had the privilege of attending two celebrations of long-time rabbis in our community. Last Thursday, Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer and his wife Beverly were honored by B’nai Israel
Read moreThis week’s double parasha of Behar / Bechukotai completes the Book of Leviticus. We are told repeatedly of the choice between following God’s commandments and disobeying them. With the former, we
Read moreThe siren seemed to go on forever. I stood with 1,000 others who gathered at B’nai Israel Congregation this past Wednesday night for the annual Yom HaZikaron commemoration. The wail of the siren,
Read moreThis week’s parasha is Shemini, in the Book of Leviticus. There are two main themes which, at first, do not appear to be connected. We first read how the priest, Aaron, and his sons
Read moreYou can find clothes online for just about any occasion these days. This was confirmed for me when I came across this the other day: “We were slaves to Pharoah in
Read moreThis week’s parasha, Tzav, continues the discussion of different types of sacrifices and the role of the ancient priests. Each day, one of the priests would be assigned to keep
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What’s so good about doing good? This past Sunday, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington presented The Sara & Samuel J. Lessans Good Deeds Day. It was impressive on a
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This week’s Torah portions stand in stark contrast to last week’s story, in which we witnessed the Israelites’ greatest act of disloyalty to God by building and worshipping a Golden
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Here are ways to Make It Yours this week: Watch a screening of An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Mulholland at the JCCNV this Sunday, March 8 Come to the
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