Rabbi’s Reflections – Wednesday, January 1, 2019 Happy New Year, In Israel, New Years Eve is called Sylvester, following the European tradition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sylvester%27s_Day. And, in case you’re wondering, the rabbis don’t like it. ...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Shalom *|FNAME|*, Finally, let’s get back to the 7 Spirits of God (Isaiah 11:2). Working backward, the third from the last is the next one we will examine. Just to review them, the first stands alone (that’s...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Monday, December 30, 2019 Shalom *|FNAME|*, I want to write something about anti-Semitism. There has been an undeniable uptick in anti-Semitic (translate: anti-Jewish) attacks in the last few years. Over the last weekend alone, there...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Sunday, December 29, 2019 Shavuah Tov *|FNAME|*, Before Looking Forward to 2020, Look Back at 2019 INTRODUCTION: In a few days, we will begin the new year of AD 2020. Some people may greet a new year with hope; other people, with...
Rabbi’s Reflections – Saturday, December 28, 2019 Shabbat Shalom *|FNAME|*, Next week’s memory verse is Genesis 1:27 God created humankind in His image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. Right now God’s creation and...
