Monthly Archives: May 2016

CREDITORS, DEBTORS & SLAVES – B’har – Lev. 25-26:2, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

CREDITORS, DEBTORS & SLAVES – B’har – Lev. 25-26:2, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read some ancient economic and social standards, starting with the law of the Sabbatical Year, still acknowledged in Israel today. No plowing, no … Continue reading

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AGE OF SERVICE – Emor – Lev. 21-24, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

AGE OF SERVICE – Emor – Lev. 21-24, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read a section which should sound familiar to anyone who attends services with any regularity. Parts of it get repeated in traditional synagogues on … Continue reading

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Be Holy Because G-d is Holy? K’doshim — Lev. 19-20 — by Baruch Cohon

Be Holy Because G-d is Holy? K’doshim — Lev. 19-20 — by Baruch Cohon Coming right after Passover, this Torah portion challenges us. We just celebrated our freedom from ancient slavery, and welcomed Elijah’s promised heralding of a great time … Continue reading

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CALENDAR COINCIDENCES — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

CALENDAR COINCIDENCES — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This leap year on the Jewish calendar produces some rare coincidences. Tomorrow, for example, as we observe Yom haShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day – our Mexican neighbors will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo. … Continue reading

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OFF TO AZAZEL – Ah’rey Mos – Lev. 16-18, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

OFF TO AZAZEL – Ah’rey Mos – Lev. 16-18, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read some famous do’s and don’t’s that the Torah provides to enable us to elevate our lives. Given just “after the death of … Continue reading

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