Busy week at Sanctuary and in Am Kolel. Our roof shingles at Sanctuary, after some 25 years are being replaced. It's pretty dramatic to see ten workers on the roof of this old farm house. Fortunately, insurance is paying for most of it due to wind damage.
Read MoreLast week many Jews commemorated Tisha B’Av, a day marking several tragedies in Jewish history. Each of those tragedies, whether the destruction of Jerusalem, the expulsion from Spain, pogroms and the adoption of the Final Solution (August 2, 1941) have caused untold suffering to our people. But, yet, mir zeinen do, we are still here. Choose life, teaches our Torah! What is the source of our resilience?
Read MoreThis Shabbat, we begin anew the Book of Deuteronomy, D’varim, and listen to the farewell addresses given by Moses before the Israelites enter Canaan. D’varim is a review of the journey of the Israelites and a review of the laws and teachings that have been the foundational teachings of the Jewish people since.
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