Jewish Holidays

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Megillat Rut

Ilana Goldstein Saks

  Megillat Rut is a book of great charm and important lessons, but it's seeming simplicity hides some of the subtleties of it's beauty and depth.  Join us as we take a careful look at the characters and major themes of this most lovely and…
Program
Apr 2, 2021

Pesach: Egyptian Economic Activity

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Moshe Rabbeinu was our teacher par excellence. As a great pedagogue, he understood the importance of teaching subject material in a timely manner. “Moses enacted for the Jewish people that they should inquire and expound upon the matter of the day: …
Article
Apr 1, 2021

e-TiM: Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain: Lessons from Har Sinai

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

As Maamad Har Sinai is one of the most important events in our History,  the study of its detailed description in the Torah is of upmost importance.    Our six part series undertakes a careful study of Shmot chapters 19 thru 24 (and the parallel…
Program
Mar 31, 2021

Pesach: Don't Forget Yosef

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The eating of karpas has long baffled our commentators. Why exactly do we dip a vegetable in salt water just as we are ready to begin the seder? Is karpas meant as the appetizer to the most elaborate meal of the year, or does its…
Article
Mar 26, 2021

A Visual Journey Through the Haggadah

Dr. Adam S. Cohen

Audio
Mar 22, 2021

From the Mishna to the Seder Meal (Part 2)

Dr. Beni Gesundheit

Audio
Mar 21, 2021

Who Knows Four? (Part 3) - The Four Cups: The Multifaceted Historic Elements of Exile and Redemption

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Audio
Mar 17, 2021

כנגד ארבעה בנים דיברה תורה" - פשט ודרש"

Rabbi Amnon Bazak

Audio
Mar 15, 2021

From the Mishna to the Seder Meal (Part 1)

Dr. Beni Gesundheit

Audio
Mar 14, 2021

Parshat Hachodesh: Timing is Everything

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“In the first month of the second year on the first of the month, the Tabernacle was erected” (Shemot 40:2). Sefer Shemot concludes with the building of the Mishkan. As the Ramban notes (Introduction to Shemot), the Mishkan was the…
Article
Mar 12, 2021