Yeladim
In Parshat Ki Tisa, each Israelite is instructed to give a half-shekel to the \”temple fund\” every year. There is a midrash – a story told by rabbis to teach a lesson – about this portion.
In Parshat Ki Tisa, each Israelite is instructed to give a half-shekel to the \”temple fund\” every year. There is a midrash – a story told by rabbis to teach a lesson – about this portion.
Presidents Day is on Feb. 21. And in this week\’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, it describes what would be a tipe of presidential inauguration for Aaron and his sons as the high priests of Israel.
Does your mother ever tell you to clean up your room or put your socks in the laundry? And when you ask her why you have to do it, does she say: \”Because I said so\”?
In last week\’s Torah Portion, the Israelites sat back and watched as God brought seven plagues upon the Egyptians. This week, in Parshat Bo, we read of the last three plagues.
Happy New Year! It is back to school and back to lessons. In this week\’s parshah, Pharaoh learns a few lessons, too – seven, to be exact.
Yeladim.This week, we start a new year – and a new book. Shemot (Exodus) is the second book of the Torah. The Israelites are in the deepest winter of their lives – a dark slavery. In this book, we will read about their move toward freedom, rebirth and spring.
We know that Chanukah is all about the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days, right? Well, we have a new miracle driving around our streets. And, just like the little bit of oil that kept on going, these electric/hybrid cars use much less gas than a regular car.
At the Jewish Children\’s Bookfest at Mount Sinai on Nov. 14, children were given a journal and asked the following question:
\”What does being Jewish in America mean to me?\”