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Arlene and Mike Frank Perform “Egypts to Leave”
Torah Thoughts – Tzav – Leviticus.6.1-8.36 – “Keeping the Flame Going”
This week’s Torah portion, Tzav, begins with an impossible proposition – a flame that no matter the situation is never allowed to go out. The Eternal Flame or Ner Tamid the Torah speaks about must be robust enough to withstand…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Mi Chamocha (Who is Like You, Adonai) Sung by Cantor Ari Litvak and Giselle Arditti
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Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Adir Hu (Mighty He) in the Sephardi Tradition, Traditional Passover Seder Table Song By Gerard Edery and Maria Krupovestra with the Klaipeda Orchestra of Klaipeda Hall, Lithuania
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Torah Thoughts – Vayikra – Leviticus 1:1-5:26 – “The Four Questions of Leviticus”
On Sunday, I had an opportunity to hear the Kindergarten through Second Grade students sing the Four Questions. The Mah Nishtanah is one of my favorite customs of the Passover Seder. Listening to the youngest members of our families provoke…
Torah Thoughts Vayakhel-Pekudei – Exodus 35:1-40:38 – “An Ode to the Purim Spielers”
Building the Tabernacle – an action we complete in this week’s double portion Vayakhel-Pekudei – is one of the holiest acts recorded in the Torah. Watching the Israelites gather from far and wide to complete this traveling sanctuary is as…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Shalom Aleichem by Cantor Sol Zim
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Torah Thoughts – Ki Tisa – Exodus 30:11-34:35 – “There is a Cry of War in the Camp”
When Moses makes his journey down Mount Sinai in this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, after his forty-day communion with God, he is confused by the sounds that he hears coming from the Israelite camp. “It is not the sound…
Torah Thoughts – Tetzaveh – Exodus.27.20-30.10 – “Why Stories Matter”
This Shabbat, in addition to reading Parshat Tetzaveh from the book of Exodus, we read from a section of Deuteronomy (25:17-19) in honor of the upcoming holiday of Purim. The Shabbat is called Shabbat Zachor, or the Shabbat of memory,…