by admin | Apr 24, 2026 | Thought of the week
by Rena Pearl There is a moment, maybe you’ve experienced it, when the first soft notes of Hatikva begin to rise in a synagogue, a stadium, a school hall, or at a Holocaust memorial, it doesn’t matter where. The room shifts. People stand, often placing a hand...
by admin | Apr 11, 2026 | Thought of the week
This week’s parashah, Shmini, opens with a moment of extraordinary anticipation. After the long preparation of the Mishkan, the eighth day arrives, and the service begins. Aharon steps forward, the offerings are brought, and the presence of HaShem is revealed to the...
by admin | Mar 10, 2026 | Thought of the week
The reading for Pesach draws us back to the defining moment of our people’s history: the Exodus from Egypt. It is a story we know well, yet the Torah insists that it is never enough to simply remember it as history. “In every generation,” we are told, “a person must...
