Cantor Orly sings Yad B’Yad
Cantor Orly sings Yad B’Yad
Rabbi Adam Rudisky: Parashat Eikev
The theme for the parashah and for the haftarah is God’s unending love for Israel. Rabbi Ruditsky writes of people—biblical and other—who dare to question God in their personal and unique perspectives.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z/l: The Spirituality of Listening
Rabbi Sacks writes about the word Shema: it is fundamentally untranslatable. Hearing and listening have so many meanings. Rabbi Sacks refers to the 2 key influences on Western culture: Ancient Israel and Greece. While Greece was a visual culture, Judaism is based on a faith in an invisible God.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z/l: The Power of Why
In parashat Va’etchanan, Moses speaks of the uniqueness of Jewish history, the singularity of Israel’s redemption by God. While so much of the Torah is about “what” to do, or “how” to do it, Va’etchanan is about “why”: Why did God choose Israel for redemption?
Rabbi Adam Ruditsky: Parashat Va’et’chanan
Rabbi Ruditsky writes about seeing versus hearing, as depicted in the Shema, and links it to Tisha B’Av, where we mourn the impact of words said and their outcome.
Persian Mi Chamocha by Jacqueline Raffi
Persian Mi Chamocha (with Ensemble) by Jacqueline Rafii
Rabbi Miram Hamrell
Rabbi Miriam Harrell retires from Ahavat Torah.
EICHA – A Reading of Lamentations featuring many AJRCA alumni
EICHA – A Reading of Lamentations featuring many AJRCA alumni
Bar’chu (Aronson) and Yotzer Or (Klepper)
Please follow the link below to enjoy Cantor Campbell’s renditions of Bar’chu and Yotzer Or:
Rabbi Rachel Axelrad: Parashat Devarim
Parashat Devarim introduces themes relating to wisdom in leadership, rather than power and authority, and the uniqueness of Israel that is based on the valuable teaching they received rather than any superiority to others. Please open the attached document to read a study guide for discussions based on several known commentaries: