By Miriam and John Schlackman View a Printable Version |View a Source Sheet Our world abounds with mistreatment of the earth. From climate change and ozone layer depletion to urban sprawl and water pollution, our misuse of resources is stunning. But should we be surprised, when ‘Western’ culture seems so heavily invested in the […]
By Evonne Marzouk This week’s Parsha is dedicated by Ora and Baruch Sheinson in honor of Yedidya Aaron Sheinson View a Printable Version |View a Source Sheet In the Torah portion of Naso, we learn of the treatment of the Sotah, a wife who is suspected of adultery. Because her guilt cannot be proven by […]
By Rabbi Jack Bieler This week’s Parsha is dedicated in memory of Erez Levanon, by Rabbi Chanan Morrison View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet While the first significant word in Numbers (1:1), “BaMidbar” (in the desert), bestows upon the Biblical book its Hebrew name, this is not the first time that reference is […]
By Rabbi Yonatan Neril View a Printable Version| View a Source Sheet Praying for rain is a key part of the spiritual life of a Jew. For almost half of the year, our daily prayers include praise of G-d as the One who “makes the wind blow and the rain descend” and a request that […]
By Noam Yehuda Sendor View a Printable Version| View a Source Sheet Before the sin of Adam and Chava (Eve), the Earth provided sustenance not through the plotting and plowing of people, but rather through prayer. In the Talmud (200 C.E.-~500 C.E.), the Sage Rav Assi expounds that the vegetation would not break through […]
