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Recent Sof Drashes
Shlach L’Chah
July 2, 2021
Drash by Alex Golub
Shabbat shalom. Today we exist at the intersection of two remarkable events.
First, the remarkable story we have just heard: Moses sends twelve spies to scout out the holy land, only… Continue reading
Sof Drashes
Drash on Parsha Sh’mini
June 6, 2021
By David and Beatriz Haymer
Part 1: The Laws of Kashrut
Sh’mini is usually described as the Parshah containing the key instructions for the laws of Kashrut, specifically what may or may not… Continue reading
Parsha Hukkat
Drash by Sandra Z. Armstrong
The continuing theme for Hukkat is separation, re-integration, separation and lustration.
Today, we are surrounded by the cleansing, purifying waters of the Pacific, our waters of lustration.
Our thirst for life is always… Continue reading
- CUNY profs quit union over anti-Israel resolution • Brad Lander backs Ben & Jerry’s • Brooklyn native is last victim of condo collapseGood morning, New York. Mazel tov to Bette Midler, the latest Kennedy Center honoree, who once said, “I’m working my way toward divinity.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK At least 50 professors at the City University of New York have quit their union following passage of a resolution condemning Israel. The one-sided June 10 resolution, introduced in the wake […]
- At least 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’The resolution describes the events leading up to the fighting in May and during the conflict only in terms of Israeli attacks. -- The post At least 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.