A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY There is so much in this week’s Parsha (Netzavim), especially considering how short it is. It is as though, knowing that we are approaching the High Holy Days, the lessons are crammed in so that we have material, no matter how the past year was for us individually or collectively. We are commanded… Read More
YAN/FOTT Collab Meetup 2025 On Thursday, September 18th, our Young Adult Network and Friends on the Town members gathered to kick off the year together! New and old friends came together to enjoy a delicious pasta dinner, break the ice with a fun “Get to Know You” game, and play lawn games on a beautiful day. It was a fantastic… Read More
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Ki Tavo) continues with commandments relating to residing in the Land of Israel and laws relating to the first fruits that the Jewish people are instructed to bring to the Temple. After a series of laws, the Torah then repeats something we read in the earlier Books (as was with… Read More
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Ki Teitzei) is chock full of Mitzvot, 74 in all! One of the many that I would like to focus on is both seriously practical, and also serves as a deeper lesson. We are commanded to “erect a fence around your roofs.” (Okay, admittedly I like this one because our… Read More
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October 24, 2025
Want to build an Ark? I Noah guy. Well, we’re right back at the beginning with the famous story of Russell Crowe, er, Noah’s Ark. It’s a wild ride (mind all the puns) marked by leads of corruption in this newly created world that needs to undergo a “cleansing,” or mass tragic flood that wipes out most of the population… Read More
October 17, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY And so it begins. We concluded the Torah on Simchat Torah, this past Wednesday, with joy and singing and dancing, only to immediately turn around and begin again. The same but different cycle to be sure, the beauty found in seeking new meaning in the Parsha—we are have all changed from our internal… Read More
October 10, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week, as mentioned last week, we don’t technically read a specific Parsha. We read a special reading from the Torah associated with Sukkot; on Wednesday, Simchat Torah, we will actually read the final portion (V’zot habracha). So I’m going to share a brief thought on Sukkot in that spirit. Sukkot is seriously… Read More
