Jewish Holidays

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Yom Haatzmaut: Thoughts at Seventy-One

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The period of sefirat haomer has undergone great transformation over the ages. In the Torah itself, it links the korban haomer brought on the second day of Pesach with the korban shtei halechem brought on Shavuot, …
Article
May 9, 2019

Last Day(s) of Pesach: Reach for the Top

Rabbi Jay Kelman

As we all know too well, there is often a gap between the ideal and reality. In trying to implement our goals, we all too often fall prey to conflict, apathy, inertia and reality. The Jewish people faced this same problem as they approached the sea…
Article
Apr 25, 2019

Pesach: Have You Left Egypt?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“In each and every generation, one must see oneself as if they had left Egypt”.  In Judaism, we not only commemorate the past, we attempt to experience it, even to re-live it. Why else do we actually have to eat matzah and maror at…
Article
Apr 19, 2019

Purim: Ignoring G-d!

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Purim celebrates the eternity of the Jewish people. Despite exile and dispersion, genocidal enemies and those willing to turn a blind eye to such, the Jewish people are here forever. When Esther sent a letter to the Sages, “kitvuni ledorot", (…
Article
Mar 20, 2019

Megillat Esther: Part 2

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio
Feb 25, 2019

Megillat Esther: Part 1

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio
Feb 18, 2019

Megillat Esther

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rabbi Jay Kelman will be leading a 5 part series on  Megillat Esther. Monday night at 8:30pm beginning February 18.  The shiurim will take place at a private home. Please email info@torahinmotion.org for details.
Program
Feb 14, 2019

Chanukah: A Special Nation

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the painful realities of Jewish life is that the Jewish people are often judged by a double standard. What in other cultures is done with impunity often causes an uproar when it is the State of Israel doing the exact same thing. While…
Article
Dec 3, 2018

Sukkot: The Beauty of the Etrog

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism is not oblivious to the power and even importance of physical beauty. Phrases such as yefat tohar v’yefot ma’areh, loosely translated as very attractive, is one we find in the Torah to describe such heroines as Sarah, Rivka,…
Article
Sep 23, 2018

Yom Kippur: Welcoming the Evil Inclination

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“For the sin that we sinned before you with the evil inclination”.  The double alphabetic acrostic of the al chet lists a wide range of areas in which we have not lived up to our potential. Misuse of speech, lack of…
Article
Sep 18, 2018