Years ago a friend gave me a juggling set as a birthday gift. My friend said, “I want to give you something that will challenge you and could take your mind off of your serious concerns.” I thought I could learn to juggle and also use the skill to energize the religious school. I started practicing… Read More »
The goal? To expand the existing renovated center into a $20 million state-of-the-art Rambam Quarter. “The vision is that you’ll find your link to Judaism here, no matter who you are religious, not religious, male or female, Sephardic or Ashkenaz. This is our link,” says Rabbi Yamin Levy.
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Readiing the Book of Esther after settler flocks left cultivated Palestinian land
It’s Purim, and I should be laughing at the absurdity of our world. But’ I’m not laughing. I am actually in a bit of pain. I have barely felt most of the blows I have received in recent days from settler youth sent by their elders to accompany cows and sheep on a rampage of theft in the fields of the Taibe junction we had planted with Bedouin shepherds. These are mere children trying to be tough. However, on Tuesday one of them managed to hit me in the back with the stick he was brandishing. Today, there were more blows, and we read the Megillah in the fields, after having expelled those acting w
Queen Esther Revisited
One of the things that I appreciate most about Judaism is that with each Yom Tov, we have the opportunity to take time and reflect on our lives. With Purim being the anniversary that marks the end of one year in this new post-COVID-19 reality, I find it to be an especially apt time to pause and ask myself:
where am I tracking in my life? In my relationship with myself, my children and family and with G-d?
Each Yom Tov has unique themes, messages and meaning available for us to tap into, and Purim is no exception.