Parashat: Vaera Torah Reading: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “But Pharaoh’s heart stiffened and he would not heed them, as the Lord had spoken.” — Exodus 8:15 Time and again, in the course of this and next week’s Torah portions, we see the imagery of Pharaoh’s heart hardening or stiffening — all of this despite the escalating suffering Continue Reading »
What to Expect at Purim After Dark ¡Beinvenido a Miami! Need a fun Purim party? Wanna escape the cold? Don’t you worry; this year, our committee is happy to present Purim After Dark: Miami Beach! Here are some things to expect from our party this year. Enter through the secondary Temple entry doors and right Continue Reading »
In advance of Mitzvah Day on Sunday, January 18, we’re hosting a book drive for the Maryland Book Bank! Please bring any and all types of books (children and adult) to the lobby between now and January 18. The Maryland Book Bank does not accept CDs, DVDs, magazines, encyclopedia sets, or textbooks more than five Continue Reading »
Parashat: Shemot Torah Reading: Exodus 1:1–6:1 “The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw how beautiful he was, she hid him for three months.” — Exodus 2:2 There are moments in life so good and so beautiful that we want to rush out and shout them from the rooftops, sharing them with Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayechi Genesis 47:28–50:26 So [Israel] blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. — Genesis 48:20 As we come to the conclusion of the book of Genesis, we find Jacob (now Israel) on his deathbed, preparing to Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayigash Torah Reading: Genesis 44:18–47:27 “’For how can I [Judah] go home to my father without the lad [Benjamin], and thus see the harm my father will suffer?’” — Genesis 44:34 These are the final words of Judah’s soliloquy to the man he thought was only Pharoah’s Number 2, rather than his brother, Joseph. Continue Reading »