Parashat: Mishpatim Torah Reading: Exodus 21:1–24:18 “You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” — Exodus 22:20 Of the Torah concepts incorporated into what it means to be a believing, observant Jew in the modern world, this concept rises to the top alongside very few other Continue Reading »
Parashat: Miketz Torah Reading: Numbers 7:24–35 “So B’nei Yisrael (the sons of Israel) came to purchase (grain) in the midst of all of the others who had come to purchase, for there was famine throughout the land of Canaan.” — Genesis 42:5 In this week’s parshah, Miketz, for the very first time we find the Continue Reading »
Rabbi Craig Axler on Parashat: Va-Yetzei for a Shabbat @ Home week.
Parashat: Toldot Genesis 25:19–28:9 “Then [Isaac] made for [King Abimelech and his advisors and generals] a feast, and they ate and drank. Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had Continue Reading »
Temple Isaiah had a blast at Howard County Pride last Sunday! We got to connect with members of the community and see friends from TI and beyond. Our rainbow challah samples were as popular as ever, and we ran a raffle where one lucky winner won their very own loaf! Our table also had a Continue Reading »
Parashat: Noach Torah Reading: Numbers 28:1–15 “And they said, ‘Come, let us build us a city, and a tower with its top in the sky, to make a name for ourselves; else we shall be scattered all over the world.’” — Genesis 11:4 The Torah portion (Noach) this Shabbat contains the story of the Continue Reading »