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Parashat: Bo Torah Reading: Exodus 10:1–13:16 “This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you” — Exodus 12:2 The medieval commentator Rashi asked rhetorically why the Torah did not start with this verse, as this is the first commandment Continue Reading »
Last Sunday, we came together across all ages for our annual Mitzvah Day! We engaged in many service projects for the benefit of our local communities: we assembled more than 65 meal kits for the Howard County Food Bank, cooked a delicious hot meal for the Grassroots Crisis Intervention center, and created nearly 300 crafts, Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
