Shabbat Akharei Mot Kedoshim 5786:Be Holy (Like a Pharisee) (Pharisees), [literally: “those who are separated” from self-indulgence, as will be explained, or “those who practice self-restraint”]. – R Moshe ben Nakhman This Shabbat is the first after the 78th observance of the establishment of the modern state of Israel. Balancing a fine line between my own feelingsContinue reading “Shabbat Akharei Mot/Kedoshim 5786”
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Shabbat of Pesakh 5786: That Matzah on Our Back
מָזְגוּ לוֹ כוֹס שֵׁנִי….מַתְחִיל בִּגְנוּת וּמְסַיֵּם בְּשֶׁבַח They pour the second cup, and begin with the disgrace of our ancestors, ending with glory (Mishnah Pesakhim 10.4) 1. They pour the first cup….and recite the blessing for the day 2. They bring unleavened bread, lettuce, and haroset…they bring the Pesakh lamb 3. They pour the secondContinue reading “Shabbat of Pesakh 5786: That Matzah on Our Back”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 