March 21, 2020 — 25 Adar 5780 THOUGHTS ON PARSHAT HACHODESH This Shabbat is Parshat HaChodesh, the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan. The Maftir reading explains that “this month” (which though unnamed refers to what we call Nissan) is to be the first month of the year. The Ramban asks the question why […]
March 21, 2020 — Shabbat News
March 21, 2020 — 25 Adar 5780 Shalom AKSE Congregants and Friends of AKSE: Like all of us, AKSE is in the process of adjusting to the current situation. Yesterday, Rabbi Saks led his Parsha and Pizza* class (*Rabbi provides the Parsha; you provide the Pizza) as an online meeting, with about 20 participating. […]
March 18, 2020 — 22 Adar 5780
March 18, 2020 — 22 Adar 5780 Thoughts on the Third Aliyah of Vayakel The name of the assistant builder of the Mishkan (tabernacle) is Oholiav ben Achisomoch. During of first session of Parsha and Pizza tonight we discussed the significance of the name Oholiav, which means “the heart of my tent.” Let us […]
March 17, 2020 — 21 Adar 5780
March 17, 2020 — 21 Adar 5780 Thoughts on the Second Aliyah of Vayakel Shalom Chaverim Yesterday, in the first aliyah, we saw that Moshe’s response to the social breakdown which led to the building of the Egel Zahav (Golden Calf) was to rebuild community by commanding the nation to observe Shabbat and build the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The […]