Rabbi Pesach Scheiner, co-director of the Boulder County Center for Judaism and author of "Finding the Joy in Everyday Living," answers four questions about his upcoming seminar this Sunday.
Read More »A Shabbat Nugget: Vayera
In this week's portion, we read about G-d commanding Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice and how Abraham is willing to do so.
Read More »The Purpose of Destruction
This past Sunday, we began a three week mourning period over the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem.
Read More »Ridding Ourselves of Hatred
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the commandment of not harboring hate in our hearts.
Read More »Recreating the Sensation of Liberation
How can we truly feel on this evening that we have personally left Egypt, when the reality is that we haven't?
Read More »Through Thick and Thin
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the primary sacrifice in the Temple which was called the Tamid offering.
Read More »Understanding Sacrifices
This week we begin to read the book of Leviticus in which it teaches regarding animal offering.
Read More »The Temple’s Dress Code
In this week's Torah portion we learn about the special clothing the Cohens (Priests) and High Priest had to wear when serving in the Temple.
Read More »Jail vs Fines?
This week's Torah portion discusses many civil wars such as the punishment for stealing, kidnapping, physical assault etc.
Read More »Joining Physicality with Spirituality
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about Moses' father in law Yisro coming to the desert to meet Moses and the Jewish people.
Read More »The Purpose of the Plagues
In this week's Torah portion, Bo, we learn about the last three plagues.
Read More »The Quintessential Speaker
In this week's Torah Portion, we learn about Moses being given the mission to warn Pharaoh of the punishments he would receive if he did not free the Jewish people.
Read More »River Borne
In this week's Torah Portion, we begin to learn the story of the of the Jewish Slavery in Egypt.
Read More »The Future of a Nation (Vayechi)
In the Torah portion, we learn about Jacob's blessing his twelve sons before his passing.
Read More »The Art of Anger Management
This week's Torah portion teaches us a more effective way to deal with anger.
Read More »Dream Comes True
In this week's Torah portion we learn about the selling of Joseph by his brothers. This story of the Torah seems shocking! Learn why... and why not.
Read More »Presents and Flattery
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about Jacob leaving Laban's house with his family and returning to Israel.
Read More »Transforming Darkness
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about Jacob having to run away from his brother Esau after he deceived Isaac into giving him the firstborn blessings instead of giving it to Esau.
Read More »The Bible’s First Excavator
In this week's Torah portion, we read about the life of our forefather Yitzchak (Isaac).
Read More »Points of Light
This week, we read about Eliezer, Abraham's trusted servant, bringing Rebecca from Aram for a wife for Abraham's son Isaac.
Read More »A Year of Shabbat
The upcoming year is a special year, it is a Sabbatical year. There are various laws in the Torah regarding the Sabbatical year.
Read More »Gratitude to G-d and Brotherly Love
This Shabbat marks a day in the Hebrew calendar known affectionately as "Chai Elul."
Read More »The Sale of the Year
The sale of the leavened, which is done by the Rabbi, is a complicated process which complies with the Torah laws that make it a total sale. Quick, find out how you can sell your chametz!
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