Matir Asurim

This is once again a special Shabbat ( Shabbat Shequalim ), coming as it does 2 weeks before Purim, the time of the Biblical census.  Each i...

Last year , this parsha was part of a double-parsha reading, but this year it was read on its own.  The Torah reading concerns the building...

This haftorah has a clear connection to the Torah portion -- in both readings, the People of Israel have failed in their faith, falling to...

Missed it last week, so it'll be a quick "catch-up".  Last year, this parsha came just before Purim, making it a special haft...

Today's page-a-day calendar message: "Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. -- Sophia Loren" Coinci...

Yesterday, I was blocked on a blog . The blogger, a very popular figure in the special-needs adoption community, posted this video of her ...

I seem to have missed blogging about this Torah portion last year.....  It deals with the collection of funds and materials for the Taberna...