On keeping grain from contact with liquids see 466. Different interpretations are given for the prefix ka, which gives us the key as to the true meaning of this term on its simplest level, ka, says rashi, means when. Nevertheless, we believe its message still resonates as we focus on our homes as spiritual centers, for the pesach seder and beyond. Hundreds of youth at seminar in memory of rabbi shagar. The scene makes a mockery of the peasants calling for the woman to be burned as a witch despite no real evidence and the knight who is responsible for administering what passes for a judicial verdict in that context. The books come in many forms, from reference guides and full commentary on the original and comprehensive classical jewish books, to simplifies complex ideas writing. This paper surveys aspects of heritage observed and reported by descendents of anusim worldwide. A feminist jewish look at the bible, midrash and god 2005, the rabbis wife plays at murder 2004, she created them. They made us bad, they eroded the jewish values of mutual support and communal responsibility, by. Subscribe to weekly dimensions in chumash essays as well as weekly parsha shiur announcements.
The great jewish books teacher summer seminar is open to participants from a wide range of schools and disciplines, including literature, history, judaic studies, and social studies. Firestone so poignantly identifies in his wellarticulated dvar torah for this week our torah portion this week, nitzavim, begins, atem nitzavim hayom, kulchem. Students travel to 39 communities across north america to. Rabbi daniel goldfarb, editor, torah sparks in the first fruits declaration deut 26. United synagogue uscj is proud and delighted to bring you torah sparks, with insights and learning materials on the parasha torah portion of the week. Although not referred to by the term korbanot until leviticus, these three offerings were made by israelites and nonisraelites alike long before. Explorations and insights into the weekly torah portions nussbaum, dovid on. Collective responsibility, one for all and all for one. This weeks haftarah marks the end of the book of amos. This is the oldest synagogue still standing in europe. Think about his closing line while considering the book from the beginning. Rabbi lisa j grushcow, author at my jewish learning. He writes a popular column on issues of jewish law and thought featured in newspapers and magazines, including the jewish link of new jersey, the jewish echo and the vues. During his final year of school, rabbi kushnick was the legacy heritage rabbinic fellow at congregation sons of abraham in lafayette, in.
Kushnick was ordained from the jewish theological seminary of america in 20. One might think that this menu of sacrifices originates with the book of leviticus, but in fact there are references to olah, minchah and shlamim often called zevach throughout genesis and exodus. Torah forms the foundation upon which our christian faith stands. In time of need by yeshiva beth moshe books parshah. Contributing authors to the yeshivat chovevei torahs. An exploration of the weekly torah portion, produced by the conservative yeshiva in jerusalem. Placing himself within the context of the gospel of matthew, neusner imagines himself in a dialogue with jesus of nazareth and pays him the supreme judaic gesture of respect.
The great jewish books teacher summer seminar is made possible with support from the jim joseph foundation. Reformation to modern times world history year 4 our goal is to bring you the very best resources, while not costing you too much expense. Most recent news, press release october 18, 2017 skier. Ki tavo 5767 fuchsberg jerusalem center for conservative. God\s words of consolation, found in the haftarot drawn from the. Why is the famous synagogue in prague called altneu, literally oldnew. The foundation, established in 2006, is devoted to fostering compelling, effective jewish learning experiences for youth and young adults in the u. Parshat ki tavo isaiah 60122 18 elul 5767 september 1, 2007. His field of interest is sabbateanism and jewishchristian relations. Produced weekly for united synagogue for conservative judaism by the conservative yeshiva in jerusalem, each issue of torah sparks has three sections. The yiddish book centers programs are not limited to high school students. Yesodei smochos jewish used books is a used book store offering discount book prices.
Six weeks have past since tisha b\av, our day of national mourning over the loss of our sacred center, the temple in jerusalem. In its most basic definition, torah is considered to be genesis brosheet, exodus shmot, leviticus vyikra, numbers bmidvar, and deuteronomy dvarimthe first five books of the bible in the old testament. The accessible and suitable for translated into many languages books were published or. To this end, absolutely everyone must be present, and to emphasize the importance of this total inclusion verses 9 and 10 list all the basic categories of israelite society. Haftarah commentary archive fuchsberg jerusalem center for. Rabbi mordechai silverstein, conservative yeshiva faculty. A daily spark of torah, jewish life and positive thinking. For the righteous remnant, the redemption will bring with it both peace and prosperity while the wicked will be vanquished. Public source sheets on tagged with torah sparks, drawing from sefarias library of jewish texts. And so it is with the story of the indebted widow who turns to elisha to ensure that her children will not be taken away from her to pay the debt. Editors note torah sparks submissions are made weeks in advance, so the following was written before our lives were turned upside down by the covid19 pandemic. Greenwald and rabbi yosef kirsch, devout talmidim of the renown mechanech rabbi mendel kaplan ztl, wrote a lengthy theatrical script detailing the story of purim.
Rabbi jacob blumenthal to serve as ceo for uscj and the ra starting july 1. Greenwald, having learned in the mirrer yeshiva in brooklyn and having likewise studied under such pedagogues as rabbi shmuel berenbaum. Dvar haftarah rabbi mordechai silverstein, conservative yeshiva faculty stories often appear in the tanakh with minimal detail and little to no context. Whenever i read about the sotah i cannot help but think about the scene of the witch trial in monty python and the holy grail. Reuven, who owns a store, is interested in launching a major advertising campaign to attract new customers. The opinions and views expressed are solely those of the author or lecturer and should not be attributed to yeshiva. His final prophecy is both cautionary and conciliatory. Haftarot after that date are archived on torah sparks. Grain, even if it has been roasted, should be kept from contact with water because it may become chametz 463.
Sign up to receive communications from uscj about an authentic and dynamic judaism, leadership, torah and more. Rabbi kushnick also received a masters of jewish education from the william davidson school of jewish education. Dynamic webchunk this area will pull in the content from the left nav content page. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content. The rabbis writing insightfulness, making them without losing their beginners and experts. Jewish explorations of sexuality by jonathan magonet berghahn books, 1995. Torah sparks is produced by the conservative yeshiva in jerusalem. And as we rapidly approach the high holiday season, it is even more fitting that we evaluate what being in a community means to each one of us, just as dr. Rabbi grushcow serves as associate rabbi of congregation rodeph sholom in new york city. The call to prayer and psalms, then, is the open acknowledgement that god is our ultimate source of blessing and success. Parashat nitsavim begins by painting a picture of a grand gathering, called to establish a new covenant between god and the israelites. Abraham, isaac and jacob were able to talk to shem. Authorsin alphabetical order shai allesongerberg is a graduate student at the hebrew university and a fellow in the mandel school for advanced studies in the humanities.
Jewish practices among contemporary anusim although occasional lists of contemporary cryptojewish practices specific to one region or another have appeared, the phenomenon continues to be treated as isolated to one or two locations. To read the haftarah commentary for a given year, simply click on the year. Renee participated in the great jewish books teacher workshop, a program for teachers at jewish high schools or jewish teachers at nonjewish schools interested in cultivating a curriculum that reflects the variety and profundity of modern jewish literature and culture. Most of the book of devarim consists of mosess speeches to israel full of history, law, promises and warnings. Stars were created on the first day, and were fixed in their proper positions on the fourth day. Haftarah parshat kedoshim fuchsberg jerusalem center for. Naomi graetz taught english at bengurion university of the negev for 35 years. From this perspective, kahazot is a delineation of time, i. It offers more than 185,000 shiurim via webcast in audio, video and text formats by our roshei yeshiva and other yu luminaries. About professor torah productions jewish torah tapes.
Produced weekly for united synagogue for conservative judaism by the conservative yeshiva in jerusalem, each issue of torah sparks has three sections dvar torah an essay based on the weekly torah portion by either a yeshiva faculty member, student, or alumnusa dvar haftarah commentary on that weeks haftarah by faculty member rabbi mordechai mitchell silverstein. Torah sparks fuchsberg jerusalem center conservative yeshiva. This comment by rashi is one of his last on this book full of brotherly rivalry. Dvar torah an essay based on the weekly torah portion by either a yeshiva faculty member, student, or alumnusa. Jtss extensive online torah resources reflect todays most compelling conversations, research, and teaching from leaders in jewish studyall available for learners around the world to explore and enjoy.
Sparks of torah rosh hashanah 5776 rabbi dovid nussbaum. Great jewish books teacher summer seminar to take place. Salkin serves as the senior rabbi of temple solel in hollywood, florida. This site is designed to support teachers who want to share this rich material with their students. Translated from karel jaromir erbens a hundred genuine popular slavonic fairy stories in the original dialects. Volume 72 number 8 rosh hashanah edition by rabbi dovid nussbaum one nation as we approach the day of judgment, we attempt to justify our raison detre for our existence. Rabbi gil student is the publisher and editorinchief of, a leading website on orthodox jewish scholarly subjects, and the book editor of the orthodox unions jewish action magazine. Read the fulltext online edition of the passionate torah. The biblical term for midnight, the time moshe moses says god will slay the first born, is kahazot halailah exodus 11. She was ordained by huc and has a doctorate in rabbinics at oxford university where she studied as a rhodes scholar. This recitation and consequently our submission to the one almighty god can indeed determine the successful outcome of whatever stressful situation we find ourselves in. The necessary books are the main textbooks used in this course and are therefore needed almost daily. Like all great books, the most powerful works of modern jewish literature are windows into the experiences of others and mirrors that help us reflect on ourselves.
How to reclaim the spiritual meaning of your childs bar or bat mitzvah, winner of the benjamin franklin award for the best religion book published in the united states, and the gods are broken. Then mashiach ben yosef will come from galil, will lead military and be killed in battle and then mashiach. Calling to hashem in time of need dates back to the beginning of mankind. Explorations and insights into the weekly torah portions. Are we performing mitzvos in a more enhanced fashion since last year. Yesodei smochos by rabbi aaron felder books english. The days of mourning have given way to a time of transformation. He would like to clarify which advertising and publicity tactics are permissible according to halacha, and which are forbidden. Neusner explains why the sermon on the mount would not have convinced him to follow jesus and why, by the criterion.
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