D’Var Torah:Parasha Balak by Nancy Gould
This week’s parasha is “Balak”, from the book of Numbers. Balak is the king of Moab, and he is very, very threatened by the growing power of the Israelites; hence, …
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This week’s parasha is “Balak”, from the book of Numbers. Balak is the king of Moab, and he is very, very threatened by the growing power of the Israelites; hence, …
This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas beginning in Numbers 25:10 through 30:1. Pinchas, grandson of Aaron the Priest drove his spear through the bellies of an Israelite man and a …
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Ten years after my family arrived in DC, I was contacted by Congressman Sidney Yates and his wife, Addie, and asked if I would come to …
October 2012 Vigil for Alan Gross by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Alan Gross is a fine man, a dedicated husband and father, a professional, a man committed to assisting people around …
The article below is part of Rabbi Joshua Caruso’s Yom Kippur sermon that he gave called “Lead Me Into the Mystery”. Rabbi Joshua Caruso was one of the rabbinical students …
The Valley of the Broken Piano Hammers By Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Traditionally, on Yom Kippur we speak about Jonah, the prophet. The image of Jonah swallowed up by a great …
Kol Nidre – Seeking Forgiveness 5773 by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Around the world tonight people gather in prayer. Why? What is the Kol Nidre Service that it continues to bring …
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman 5773 – Sept. 2012 The Torah proclaims that God has given us the appointed times, Mo’adim L’simcha, for celebration, holidays, and festivals for rejoicing. It is …
Alan Gross a Prisoner in Cuba (Part II) ‘Give Us a Reason to Hope’ With Passover about to begin, when we sit around our festive tables to re-experience the first …
This Sabbath Torah Portion begins the third book in the Torah, Vayikra, which is also the name of the portion. We are more familiar with the vernacular name of Leviticus. …