To honor the memory of Sid Perloe z”l, whose passing is a loss to our community, we offer a selection of his annual Seder introductions. Selected by Sid’s beloved wife, [...]
To honor the memory of Sid Perloe z”l, whose recent passing is a loss to our community, we offer a selection of his annual Seder introductions. Selected by Sid’s beloved [...]
A Hanukkah treat from BAI member, Andrew Kirschner Words, Music and Piano: Andrew Kirschner Vocals: Barbara Kellam Production: Andrew Kirschner Video Editing: Jacob Nagle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZ4JRfOYUM
A much beloved prayer, the Priestly Benediction - birkat kohanim - sits at the center of Parashat Naso. Its words are familiar: May Adonai bless you and protect you; May Adonai cause [...]
Our God and God of our ancestors, accept with mercy our prayer for our country, for its leaders, and for ourselves, its citizens. Bless those chosen to lead this country [...]
Dear Beth Am Israel, Each year around this time we ask people to opt-in regarding names to keep on our Mi-shebayrach L’Holim (Prayer for Healing) list, the list of names we read [...]
One can easily view the Book of Esther, and the holiday of Purim which grew from it, as nothing but farce and frivolity. In fact, rather serious challenges and questions [...]
“an inadvertent violation that involves committing an act…” – in Hebrew, shig’gat ha-ma’aseh (שגגת המעשה). Such is the rabbinic understanding of the case described in our parashah. “If any person from among [...]
The Torah’s second book, Exodus, concludes with these words: “For over the Tabernacle a cloud of the Lord rested by day, and fire would appear in it by night, in [...]
A parable, courtesy of Midrash Shemot Rabbah (51:6) – A young man came to a city and found the people collecting money for charity, and when they asked him also [...]
