Written by Meredith Englander Polsky, Matan’s National Director of Institutes and Training Remember Lucy? Exactly three years ago, I wrote about her experience in Jewish day school. Two [...]
One of the “greatest hits” of Parashat Naso is a well-known passage that is both completely inclusive and also fraught with divisiveness. In Numbers Chapter 6, verse 22, we see one of only two [...]
Any student of design should be intrigued by the intricate layouts of structures and camps within our sacred texts. Our ancestors had a clear understanding of how important layout and design was [...]
Parashat B’chukotai comes at the conclusion of the Book of Leviticus, and we read verses that delineate the blessings and curses that come to the Israelite people if they follow – or depart from [...]
The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia has inspired countless visitors for generations. In the American psyche it represents much more than independence of the original thirteen colonies from Great [...]
Leviticus 22:1-2 – “And God spoke to Moses, saying: Instruct Aaron and his sons to be scrupulous about the sacred donations that the Israelite people consecrate to Me, lest they profane My [...]
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָֹ֖ה אֶל־משֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר Speak to the entire congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy, for I, the Lord, [...]
One sunny November Shabbat morning Jonathan became a Bar Mitzvah. Having been the Education Director at this synagogue for more than a year, I couldn’t take credit for Jon’s accomplishments. At [...]
It seems fitting that Parashat Acharei Mot, which we read this week, is also read in the synagogue on Yom Kippur. Beyond the obvious connection that the portion describes the rituals that took [...]
The full traditional seder is usually very long, and can be overwhelming to follow. This visual schedule makes the structure easier to understand, and breaks the seder down into manageable parts. [...]
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