Grab a nosh and a bottle of wine [you know, for kiddush], curl up in your pajamas, and join us this Friday evening 4/26 for Ahava's next livestream Shabbat service - Shabbat Live or Later! This service will include Yizkor (a memorial service), traditionally chanted 4 times each year including on Yom Kippur and at the … Continue reading Shabbat Live or Later WITH YIZKOR this Friday (4/26/19)
A Zisn Pesach! A Sweet Passover to you and yours…
“Remember this day, on which you went free from Egypt, the house of bondage, how Adonai freed you from it with a mighty hand.” Exodus 13:3 Thoughts on freedom as Pesach (Passover) approaches: "The message of Passover remains as powerful as ever. Freedom is won not on the battlefield but in the classroom and the home. Teach your … Continue reading A Zisn Pesach! A Sweet Passover to you and yours…
Tamei Is A Good Thing! Yes, You Read That Right…
This week’s Torah portion, Tazria, deals with the topics of bodily emissions and skin diseases. Terrific...
A Personal Accounting
The portions leading up to this week’s Torah portion described the building of the Tabernacle in the desert in great detail...
Look Closer… See Me
In this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Tetzaveh, the Israelites are given instructions in how to make the sacred garments that will be worn by the High Priest...
New Year’s Resolutions
Another year, another exciting time for my family! My nephew was married a year ago in Jerusalem...
After The Pittsburgh Tragedy
It has been 2 days since the Jewish community was attacked and 11 died in Pittsburgh...
Judaism & Asking Questions
In the pagan world, the practice of child sacrifice was widespread. In the Torah, it is considered the worst of all sins...
The Month Of Elul
This Saturday evening is the start of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...
What’s YOUR Family’s Jewish History?
Here is mine, gleaned almost fully from a single conversation with my mother…
