This week we read two portions of the Torah combined – Acharei Mot and Kedoshim. It is striking that parasha Kedoshim appears in this book. It draws attention because it is nothing like the style of Sefer…
When: Monday, April 26, 7:30 PM 9:00 PM Jews have been both insiders and outsiders in America as antisemitism ebbs and flows, often in direct relationship to the virulence of white supremacy and racism. American Jews have been…
Refer to the April 6th This Week at Etz Hayim for connection information. Andy Lovinger will celebrate his special (40th? 50th? 60th?) anniversary by chanting the parsha using the ancient trope (melody) of the Greek Jews as…
At the end of the second Seder, we start counting 49 days until Shavuot. This period of seven weeks is known as the Omer.In ancient Israel society, this was the time when they would start the barley…