Monthly Archives: March 2013

SENTENCE YOURSELF TO LIGHT Guest Blog by Jonathan Cohon

This week I have a guest.  My son Jonathan left his film and photo studio in Chicago and travelled 2000 miles to join his parents in celebrating Passover.  You have a guest too.  Here is a guest blog by Jonathan … Continue reading

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A GREAT SABBATH Shabat hagadol by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A GREAT SABBATH – Shabat hagadol – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week, most synagogue Torah services include a special reading from the Prophets – not the regular Haftorah but one designated for the Sabbath before Passover, called Shabat hagadol, the Great Sabbath.   It comes … Continue reading

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HOW MUCH TO SACRIFICE Vayikra by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

HOW MUCH TO SACRIFICE – Vayikra – Leviticus 1-5           The Book of Leviticus – called in Hebrew “Vayikra” – begins with the call to Moses, written with a small letter “aleph” at the end of the first word.   Various commentators ancient and modern … Continue reading

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Updated Blog Site

WordPress just updated my blog site, and all archived blogs now have punctuation errors where the apostrophe has turned into a question mark. Please bear this in mind while reading my past blogs. There are some new features at the … Continue reading

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A DO IT YOURSELF SHRINE Sedrot Vayakhel and Pikudey by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

 Sedrot Vayak’hel & Pikudey Exodus 35-40 This is a special week in the cycle of the Jewish year.   All right, so every week is special.   Every week re-acquaints us with a history that a show like TV’s “The Bible” only … Continue reading

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