Then the earth became corrupt. In this portion we see G-d commanded Noach, the only upright man in his generation, to build an ark to save himself, his family, and two of every living thing, for a flood was about to destroy the earth….READ MORE.

Bereshit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, is about the story of the creation of the world by the hands of G-d. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of…READ MORE.

Vezot Ha-Berachah is Moses’ blessing, delivered on the last day of his life, to the Israelites, tribe by tribe. It concludes poignantly with Moses’ death and his burial, seemingly by the hand of….READ MORE.

YOM KIPPUR is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish Year. Many jews who do not observe any other Jewish costomes will refrain from working, fast and attend synagogue services on…READ MORE.

Parashat Ha’Azinu, the next to last parashah in the Torah, fulfills G-d’s
instruction for Moses to “write down this song and teach it to the people of
Israel” (Deuteronomy 31:19)……READ MORE.