March 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
Dear Friends, In the Torah portion we read on this Sabbath, two sons of Aaron (Nadab and Abihu), take it upon themselves to present their own personal offerings to God.
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March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022
Dear Friends, Tonight is Purim, and Jews around the world will be reading the Book of Esther and celebrating in a wide variety of ways. At HCRJ, our custom is
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March 9, 2022
Dear Friends, This year, our Deli Shabbos has a distinctly different feel to it. On the one hand (as Tevye would say), it feels different because we are finally able
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March 2, 2022
Dear Friends, As the aggressive war against Ukraine continues, our hearts and minds are consumed with fear for the people. Russia’s flagrant assault is not only an international concern, but
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February 23, 2022
Dear Friends, Yesterday, you received a message from Melissa about an active shooter training taking place at HCRJ on March 2. Today, I wanted to follow up and encourage you
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February 16, 2022
Dear Friends, This week’s Torah portion contains one of the most dramatic events in the entire Torah, the incident of the Golden Calf. From this story we find a powerful
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February 9, 2022
Dear Friends, According to Jewish tradition, we are in the midst of an exceptionally joyous season, because throughout the Hebrew month of Adar (which is this month), there is an
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February 2, 2022
Dear Friends, In this week’s Torah portion, Terumah, we read a familiar passage, “Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among [or within] them.” This simple verse has
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Motto of the Month – February
Mishe Nichnas Adar marbim B’simcha When Adar comes we increase our joy “מִשֶּׁנִּכְנַס אַדָּר מַרְבִּים בְּשִׂמְחָה“ The month of Adar is the 7th month in the Hebrew calendar and the
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January 26, 2022
Dear Friends, Our Torah portion this week comes on the heels of the climactic event at Sinai. After receiving the 10 Commandments, our ancestors are introduced to an enormous body
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