This week's Torah portion gives us an answer. The opening verse of the portion states "If you will go out to war against your enemies and Hashem will deliver them into your hand so that you will take captives."
Read More »Together at the Table: Celebrate Unity and Diversity This Shabbat
This Friday, August 18th join together for Together at the Table, a celebration of unity and diversity in the face of fear and division.
Read More »The Body Politic – Parshat Re’eh
Chapter fourteen of Deuteronomy opens with one of the most intimate metaphors for our relationship with God - that of parent and child.
Read More »There Was A Crooked Man… Parshat Eikev
We begin with a word. The word is the title of our parsha: Eikev.
Read More »ParshaNut: The View From The Top – Parashat Balak
This week King Balak seeks to curse the Children of Israel, and fails. Then he does it again. And again. Why does he keep trying?
Read More »ParshaNut – The Genesis of Jewish Culture: Parashat Chukat
Why do certain periods in history seem to be erupting with cultural productivity, while others are relatively quiet?
Read More »ParshaNut – Guardian Angels – Parshat Korach
This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice.
Read More »Shabbat Nugget – Green Eyed with Envy, Parashat Korach
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the rebellion which Korach led against Moses.
Read More »Shabbat Nugget – Turning Failures Into Success
In this week's Torah portion, we read about the spies that Moses sent to spy on the land of Israel.
Read More »ParshaNut – Day of the Dead, Parashat Shelach
After the sin of the spies, God unleashes the most severe punishment in the whole of the Torah.
Read More »When Opposites Attack – Parashat BeHa’alotcha
The boy came running out of the camp, and he looked panicked. Moses and Joshua, standing near the Tent of Meeting, turned to him, wondering what was wrong...
Read More »One Fine Day – Parashat Naso
I was sitting in an ‘Introduction to Rashi’ class and, for the opening session, the teacher was taking us through the first chapter of Genesis.
Read More »A Shabbat and Shavuot Nugget
This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday is the holiday of Shavuot, which is the anniversary of the giving of Torah at Mount Sinai.
Read More »Shabbat Nugget – The Lion Will Dwell with the Lamb
In this week's Torah portion we read a section that begins by telling us the rewards for studying Torah and observing the commandments.
Read More »Shabbat Nugget: Why the High Priest Must Be a Married Man
The opening verse of this week's Torah portion is "Hashem spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons .. speak to Aharon your brother - he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary."
Read More »Purim Nugget: Mind Vs. Soul
Which type of person is better? The person who looks at everything through the prisms of the mind or the person who looks at things more simply and sometimes more clearly?
Read More »A Shabbat Nugget: Parashat Terumah
In this week's Torah portion we read about G-d's instruction to build a Temple.
Read More »Pardes Levavot Honors Zayin Adar With Special Shabbat Guest, Dr. Jason Mann
Dr. Jason Mann will teach about the healing power of relationship and the role of spirituality in health and how we support others in distress.
Read More »Parashat Mishpatim- The Superiority of Jewish Civil Law
This week's Torah portion is called "Mishpatim" which means rational laws and it contains a large part of Judaism's civil laws.
Read More »Parashat Yitro: Incapacitating the Denier
In this weeks Torah portion, we learn about the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai.
Read More »Women’s Tu B’Shvat – Friday Night Out
Next Friday evening, February 10th, is our annual “Women’s Friday Night,” a community dinner open to the entire female Jewish community.
Read More »A Shabbat Nugget: Parashat Bo
In this week's Torah portion we read about the exile from Egypt.
Read More »A Shabbat Nugget: Parashat Vaera
In this week's Torah portion we read about the ten plagues that G-d exacted on Pharoh and the Egyptians in order to get them to agree to let the Jews leave Egypt.
Read More »A Shabbat Nugget: Parashat Shemot
This Shabbat we begin reading the second book of the Torah, which begins with the story of the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
Read More »Don’t Miss Shabbat on Skis
One of The Adventure Rabbi Congregation's oldest traditions is back and better than ever for the 2016-2017 ski season.
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