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Weekly Torah – Sh’mini
This week offers a chance to reflect on connection with our community, and how this may lead to a higher form of holiness. Click HERE for commentary on this week’s Torah portion, SH’MINI, LEVITICUS 9:1-11:47
A Museum Tackles Myths About Jews and Money
Click HERE for an interesting article from the New York Times. Thank you to Rich Sherman for sending this over!
Weekly Torah – Tzav
A lesson in humility, and using small moments to create healing. Please click HERE for commentary on this week’s Torah portion, Tzav.
Ner tamid – Some Torah commentary
You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly. – Exodus 27:20 For commentary and text from ReformJudaism.org on the Torah portion for this week, please click
Ashkenazi Jews & Genetic Disease Propensity
A very informative commentary from Wendy Goldberg: Ashkenazi Jews are a population with a large number of genetic mutations which have concentrated over centuries of inbreeding. There is genetic testing available based on family history of breast and other cancers to identify the markers BRCA 1 and 2, as well as to test survivors of […]
Let’s be like Avraham and Sarah and change the world one person at a time.
You only get one opportunity to make a first impression.
After months of planning and design, this week we finally unveiled the new BRS website – www.brsonline.org We are very proud of its great features including a FAQ section for people who live here, those looking to move and those visiting. We have videos, podcasts, a blog, photo galleries, and much more. We have also […]
We are a people only because of the book
Imagine the following scene playing out on CSPAN: On a specific day of the year, the Supreme Court justices together with the member of Congress take copies of the United States Constitution and dance around the floor of the House of Representatives while singing, clapping and lifting the law books high in the air. With […]
I must admit, I am confounded and conflicted in my emotions.
Zman simchaseinu, Sukkos as a time of great joy, took on a whole new meaning this year with the announcement that Gilad Shalit will be released in the next few days. After 5 years languishing in a Hamas dungeon in an undisclosed location with absolutely no visits or contact from family, the people of Israel […]
10 Things About Passover
April 19, 2019 by mdesser • Uncategorized
Does spring cleaning stem from Passover? No politics at the seder! Not true – Passover is political. All this and more can be found in the article 10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Passover by Rabbi Evan Moffic.