Welcome on Shabbat
Create a Shabbat environment in your home that is warm and welcoming to friends and acquaintances.
You Are Welcome Here
Be warm and welcoming to people who are new to your community.
Focused Tzedaka
Find and support a local hachnassat kallah fund. Hachnassat kallah (literally “welcoming the bride”) funds are used to help families in need to make a wedding.
Don’t Miss Out
If you hear of a Hachnassat Sefer Torah (Welcoming of a Torah) clear your calendar and try to attend.
Don’t Forget Shabbat Candles
This afternoon, remember to light the Chanukah candles before lighting Shabbat candles and welcoming Shabbat.
Bamidbar 5781-2021
“Counting on the People of Israel" (updated and revised from Bamidbar 5762-2002) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald As this week’s parasha, parashat Bamidbar, opens, the Jews are found in the…
Chayei Sarah 5783-2022
“The Torah’s Recipe for Finding a Proper Mate” (updated and revised from Chayei Sarah 5763-2002) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald One of the critical issues facing contemporary American…
Attend and Celebrate!
If you hear of a Hachnassat Sefer Torah (Welcoming of a Torah) taking place in your community, clear your calendar and try to attend.
Bamidbar 5762-2002
"Counting on the People of Israel" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week's parasha, parashat Bamidbar, the Jews are found in the wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the…