As graduation speeches and flying caps fill the air, we may wonder about the extent and duration of the influence that schools and individual teachers may have on students, both in knowledge and character. Rabbis in the past and present have given plenty of advice about how to teach.

Could Pharaoh be Irish? As we read this last month’s Torah portions, about the ancient idiosyncratic behavior of an Egyptian despot, we think such personalities can’t happen in our world, in our times.  Well, a film with nine nominations for Oscar awards, admirably shows it can transpire in ordinary human behavior.

We are excited to announce a new weekly class on the subject: Jewish Wisdom- Insights Into Topics Connected to the Torah Portion given by Rabbi Scheiner via zoom on Thursday nights from 7:00-7:40 pm.

Boulder County Center for Judaism has started a WhatsApp group where we will post audio and printed material for the daily portion. You can also share your thoughts and questions with this group.

I always thought that emojis were a recent thing. So, imagine my shock when this morning I was studying tractate Ketubot in the Talmud, written in 200 CE, and the discussion was about smiley face emojis!

Chapter fourteen of Deuteronomy opens with one of the most intimate metaphors for our relationship with God - that of parent and child.

We begin with a word. The word is the title of our parsha: Eikev.

Dr. Caryn Aviv has recently joined the Kevah Educator team and is leading her first Kevah Group.

Kevah – a Bay Area-based organization that empowers individuals and organizations to build Jewish learning communities– is coming to Colorado.