This week’s Torah portion, Re’eh, begins with the verse: “See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse.” As we enter the Jewish month of Elul, a time of reflection before the High Holy Days, this verse serves as a reminder to “see” the choices we face on...
This week we announced our theme for the coming year, “My Heart is in the East.” The line comes from a poem written a millennium ago by Yehuda HaLevi, who spent most of his life in Spain. The poem speaks to his connection to the Land of Israel even from...
As we approach the start of a new year, we all feel a great confluence of emotions in our heart: enthusiasm, sadness, angst and pain. We also feel gratitude. While the world is far from perfect, we are fortunate that we can live a life of meaning and find ways...
MOSES PLEADS TO ENTER THE PROMISED LAND. THE SECOND DISCOURSE, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND SH’MA YISRAEl. TISHA B’AV This week’s portion is incredibly consequential for Moses, for B’nai Yisrael, and for all of us. We are in the middle of Moses’ First Discourse as he reviews the history and laws...
In this week’s Torah portion, Devarim, we are beginning the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses begins his final speech, recounting our journey and charging us to move forward, not to be afraid, and for each of us to take a part in the possession of our land. Just as Moses called...
If you walked past Stephen Nedoroscik on the street you probably would not think too much of him. A nebbish, bespectacled young man with a goofy smile and curly brown hair, he certainly doesn’t conjure thoughts of an all-time athlete. You wouldn’t think: ‘There goes a superhero.’ But Stephen is...
Want to let you all know of some exciting TJM news! Over the years, Leon Chudzinski has become more and more of a key player in the workings of the Temple Judea Museum. Since becoming a member of the TJM Artists’ Collaborative he has exhibited in our group exhibitions. Notably...
The world feels like it’s falling apart. There are divisions along every possible line of our society: racial, religious, geographic, political and the list continues. Everywhere we look there’s separation: college campuses, congress, along generational lines and regional borders. We feel these rifts in ways that are real. Our heart hurts...
The Torah Communicates Jewish Truths in So Many Different Ways. More Thoughts on our Children in Jewish Summer Camps When Moshe Rabbeinu, Moses our Teacher, presented the Torah to the Jewish people, he gave us a document filled with so many different kinds of teachings and literary styles! Moses and...
Dear KI Family, Calling all gardeners! Volunteer at the KI Mitzvah Garden! We need your help! The garden is prospering, and we are ready to harvest vegetables and do minimal weeding. We have weekly positions. If you would like to get involved, please contact Lynore Eisman. Hope you are doing...
