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Rabbi Craig Axler delves into the surprising life of shock rocker, Gene Simmons of Kiss. https://youtu.be/eIbf88Mnpf8 Photo of Simmons Courtesy of Llann Wé² on Wikimedia Commons, and is under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Parashat: Sh’lach Numbers 13:1–15:41 “Caleb hushed the people before Moses and said, ‘Let us by all means go up, and we shall gain possession of it, for we shall surely overcome it.’” — Numbers 13:30 In the face of those who said the task was too challenging, Caleb, one of the spies sent to scout Continue Reading »
Parashat: Beha’alotcha Numbers 8:1–12:16 “The riffraff in their midst felt a gluttonous craving; and then the Israelites wept and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish that we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. Now our gullets are shriveled. Continue Reading »
Bea Brodsky, Clergy Executive Assistant, introduces us to “Heumann” dynamo and disability rights activist, Judith Heumann. Photo of Heumann Courtesy of Geraldo Magela/Agência Senado on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Parashat: Naso Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21–7:89 וְשָׂמ֥וּ אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַאֲנִ֖י אֲבָרְכֵֽם “Thus they shall link My name with the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” — Numbers 7:27 The above verse concludes the section of Torah in this week’s parsha (Naso) which is typically called the Priestly Blessing (“May Adonai bless you Continue Reading »
Rachel Petroff Kessler, Director of Lifelong Learning, introduces us to Broadway legend and “Bad Jew” Idina Menzel. Photo of Menzel Courtesy of Ted Eytan on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
