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Living in Song

Shlah L'kha 5779 / 29 June 2019

Sometimes you steer the d’var Torah, and sometimes the d’var Torah steers you. Toward the end of Massekhet Sotah[1] there is a long midrash that parses our Torah portion, Shlah, in… Read More

Posted: July 3, 2019 by

Finding a Balance

Nasso 5779 / 15 June 2019

Early in his career, Reb Yaakov Yosef of Polonnoye used to fast every day during daylight hours, and one week each month he would eat nothing at all and drink only water… Read More

Posted: June 20, 2019 by

Join in Building Something Amazing!

The library program we began this year has been a huge success! We had a group of volunteers who went to Stephen Girard Public School each week to visit the… Read More

Posted: June 18, 2019 by

Beyond Time

Shavuot Yizkor 5779 / 10 June 2019

Despite the near-universal acceptance in Judaism of 613 as the total number of mitzvot, the Torah itself never delineates a specific number. Instead, the idea of 613 mitzvot originates in the Babylonian Talmud:… Read More

Posted: June 13, 2019 by

Mazel Tov Hannah!

Hannah lives in West Philly and attends Friends Select School, where she is an Honor Roll student. In the Fall, she will begin 8th Grade at Barrack Hebrew Academy. Hannah… Read More

Posted: June 6, 2019 by
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