Shabbat HaGadol -5775 “The offering (minchah) of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to Adonai as in the days of old and as in ancient years.” [Malachi 3:4] This verse, which begins the Haftarah on the Sabbath preceding Passover, Shabbat HaGadol, received a surprising modern Midrashic interpretation in the early 20th century. The noun ‘Minchah’ […]
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The Last Message of The Last Prophet
Shabbat HaGadol -5775 “The offering (minchah) of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to Adonai as in the days of old and as in ancient years.” [Malachi 3:4] This verse, which begins the Haftarah on the Sabbath preceding Passover, Shabbat HaGadol, received a surprising modern Midrashic interpretation in the early 20th century. The noun ‘Minchah’ […]
Why Were We Redeemed? –Judaism by the Genes or by The Gains?
Shabbat haChodesh 5775 Why did God redeem us from slavery, persecution and suffering from Egypt, Babylon, and other countries already 3 times in our 35 centuries of history? The basic, common answer is simple: God promised Abraham to rescue his offspring. “VeHee sheamda laavoteinu velanu =This ancient Divine pledge secured our survival and the survival […]
Why Did Moses Break the Two Tablets?
Ki Tissa 5775 Why did Moses break the two tablets of the covenant? Did he do it deliberately or they simply fell off his hands and broke as they hit the mountain rock under him?An early reply for the second question is given by the ‘Masora’ which reads “shibarta” instead of “Shavarta” in Exodus 34:1 […]
Purim at Beit Warszawa
The holiday of Purim at Beit Warszawa brought out the bakers. Led by Zivah Nativ, fifteen stalwarts volunteered to learn the fine art of the “three cornered” hat (Hamantaschen) that makes up part of the celebration of the holiday. The traditional cookie is filled with poppy seeds or fruit fillings. For Wednesday night costumes […]
Darius’s Story on the Bus
My husband, Rabbi Allen Maller, and I had been invited by Severyn Ashkenazy the patron of the Reform Jewish Congregation in Warsaw to come to Poland for two months, to help the Beit Warshazva Congregation. Before we left Poland to return to Los Angeles, Darius gave me a kiss and handed me a large picture […]
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