Our guest this week, Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer, is Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, Providence, where he served for twenty five years, and where he was responsible for educational programming and ...

In memory of Albertje (Bertie) Bracha Halff-Geiman, born in Holland under Nazi occupation, a dedicated mother and educator, who passed away in Israel on 7th Adar, Moshe Rabbeinu's Yahrzeit. יהי זכרה ...

Rabbi Mendy Hecht is the rabbi of Orchard Street Shul in New Haven, CT. This week’s Torah Portion- Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) – continues giving us the instructions concerning the ...

The more we remember that the role of a teacher, educator, and public figure is not to rule but rather to serve, the better we will fulfill our roles faithfully and successfully. The Torah portion of ...

Parshat Tetzave spotlights the kohanim – the Hebrew priests from the tribe of Levi that directly descend from Aharon ben Amram. What was common in ancient Egypt and many civilizations of that era was ...

No individual is mentioned more often in the Torah than Moses. In fact, in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, which deal with his life, Moses is mentioned in every portion except one, ...

Upon the heart of the Kohen Gadol, the high priest, lay the Choshen, displaying twelve gemstones meant to represent each of the twelve tribes of Israel. Each stone, like each of the tribes and each ...

Parshat Tetzaveh deals with the garments of the high priest. While garments we wear can reflect who we are, they can also serve to hide our true personalities. So, too, words. Words are the garments ...