Have Haggadah
Confirm that you have enough Haggadahs for the number of guests that you expect to have at the seder.
If You Don’t Have your own Sukkah
If you do not have your own sukkah, make the effort to find a sukkah in which you can eat. To help you celebrate Sukkot, NJOP encourages you to join a “Sukkot Across America” celebration…
Words have Impact
Be aware of the words you choose to avoid transgressing the prohibition of slandering others. Words have a huge impact, and if we’re not careful, our hurtful words can lead to serious…
Honoring Those Who Have Passed
Sometimes the world seems a bit like alphabet soup. There are the ever increasing abbreviations that are being made popular via texting (e.g. “ttyl”-talk to you later, and “imho”-in my…
The Eyes Have It
January is Eye Care Month! Close to 2,000 years ago, the importance of treating even basic eye disease was recorded in the Talmud (Shabbat 108b), where the rabbis debate what one may do…
Honoring Those Who Have Passed
Sometimes the world seems a bit like alphabet soup. There are organizations that function by acronym alone (such as NJOP -- the National Jewish Outreach Program, not to be confused with…
The Eyes Have It
January is Eye Care Month! Close to 2,000 years ago, the importance of treating even basic eye disease was recorded in the Talmud (Shabbat 108b), where the rabbis debate what one may do…
Tazria-Metzorah 5770-2010
"The Human Animal" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald On three of the next four Shabbatot, the Torah readings will consist of combined parashiot. The main reason for the doubling up is to make…