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Hi Ladies, You are invited to a Nishmati Zoom Class on “Women and their role in Prayer”. We will discuss our new Siddur, a woman’s obligation to pray and talk about what we are not allowed to do like men vs what we can. We will also give you tips and suggestions to help you […]
Parashat Shoftim As I write this, we have just entered the month of Elul. This is a time to prepare for judgment. We will soon be on trial before the ultimate Judge and our future will be judged based on our past behavior. During the month of Elul, however, the Judge is offering a plea […]
Parashat Behar– I recently heard this portion referred to as the heart of the Torah, based on the following: It is the 32nd portion we have read in 5779. The letter “lamed” has a numeric value of “3”, and the letter “bet/vet” has a value of “2”. Lamed-Vet spells “Lev”, heart, and their values are, […]
Parsha Metzora– Most years Metzora is read on the same week as Tazria. In a leap year we are afforded the opportunity to read each separately. Last week we discussed the disease called tzara’at and it’s primary cause, which is lashon hara (evil speech). The root of lashon hara is a lack of humility. When […]
Parsha Tazria – Likely, most of you have already begun your preparations for Pesach. Many of us go to extremes, cleaning anything that doesn’t move and some things that do. I recently heard a humorous statement we might do well to ponder: “remember dust isn’t chametz and your family is not a Korban Pesach!” So […]
Parsha Shemini After a lengthy discussion about the details of the sanctuary, we find a list of animals, fish and birds that are permitted or forbidden to be consumed as food. What is the connection of the dietary laws and the sanctuary? Rabbi Elie Munk teaches that the sanctuary was a human counterpart of the […]
