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Torah Portion – Chayei Sarah
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I grew up, as I imagine most of you did, believing in the basic principles of democracy. My parents and grandparents deeply appreciated the freedoms… Read more
Torah Portion – Vayera
By Shlomo Riskin “And the two of them went together… And the two of them went together” (Genesis 22:6, 8) In previous commentaries, I have queried which of the two major… Read more
TorahPortion – Lech Lecha
By Shlomo Riskin Abraham is the founder of the Hebrew nation and the path-breaker who created the Hebrew religion. From this portion in the 12th chapter of the Book of… Read more
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was 93
By Yehuda Shlezinger and Israel Hayom/JNS.org Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, former chief Sephardi rabbi of Israel and the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Shas party, died Monday, Oct. 7 in Jerusalem… Read more
Torah Portion – Parshat Noach
By Shlomo Riskin “I have set My bow in the clouds, and it shall serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth” (Genesis 9:13) The rainbow… Read more
Jewish Film Series set to open in Southbury
SOUTHBURY – The Jewish Film Festival Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation of Western CT, will open on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. with “Koch,” the acclaimed documentary about… Read more
‘Kaddish, Women’s Voices’ depicts struggle between modernity and modern Orthodoxy
By Rabbi Jack Riemer/JNS.org Rabbi Norman Lamm once said that when modernity fights with the liberal movements in Judaism, it is not a fair fight because modernity always win, and… Read more
TorahPortion — Sukkot
By Shlomo Riskin “You shall dwell in booths for seven days… So that your generations will know that I caused the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I… Read more
TorahPortion – Shabbat Shuvah: Ha’azinu
It was advertised as one symposium at a major psychology conference. It was to be a discussion about memory and forgetfulness. But it turned out to be one of the… Read more
Nitzavim-Vayelech
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb In just a few days we usher in a new year, and by the time we read the next Torah portion it will already be… Read more
