Malka Rappaort is a student. as the Ziegler school.
This week’s Torah portion- Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)- features the final three plagues of Egypt, the People of Israel’s departure from Egypt, and the first Passover celebration. Our discussion focuses on the relations between the two brothers, Moses and Aharon, and mostly on Aharon’s role in leading the people.
Previous Torah Talks on Bo
He didn’t ask the audience to overlook his disability; he showed us how it could become a source of power, beauty and artistic innovation.
Rabbi Pini Dunner sees himself as sounding an alarm about what he describes as Qatar’s growing influence and ties to Hamas.
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I think of how something as simple as a blanket can carry a person’s spirit, their story, their love, their hope.
Because antizionists like El-Sayed interweave their antizionism with anti-Americanism and antisemitism, every self-respecting American Jew should work even harder to oppose him.
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The courage it takes for this father to share his son’s story and relive that tragedy is beyond words.
Political appointments systematically damage the very core of the public service. They sever the connection between office and competence, replacing professional qualifications with party loyalty.
How wonderful it would be if instead of shandas and stoopers, we had courageous leaders who refused to be part of any “big tent” that included antisemites, racists, and those who would slander and undermine the state of Israel.
Boaz gathered 14 members of the cast and crew from the Netflix show “Jewish Matchmaking,” and it was so much fun!
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Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
