WRITTEN BY RABBI STEWART WEISS I make no bones about it: I’m a foodie. I look forward to my meals and my snacks, from the time I get up in the morning until I finally get to bed at night. I love to cook and to experiment in the kitchen with different foods, both local...
Article by Rabbi Stewart Weiss We all know that there is a strong connection between Jews and diamonds – beyond our wives religious affinity for the gems! – that goes back centuries. Perhaps this is because, historically, our people were frequently evicted and...
By Rabbi Stewart Weiss And Moshe, in frustration, cried out to Hashem: I cannot carry these people alone; it’s too much for me! And if this is the way it’s going to be, then please, just kill me!” (11:14,15) Our Sedra is called “Parshat Ha’mito’n’im,” the chapter of...
Presented by the Jewish Outreach Center of Ra’anana, Rabbi Shmuel (Stewart) Weiss: Director Our Sedra begins by discussing the daily (even Shabbat!) lighting of the Menora in the Mishkan. The Levi’im are consecrated by Moshe in their new position. The law...
BY RABBI STEWART WEISS The check’s in the mail; the relationship is platonic; the cable guy’s coming between 10 and 12; the rabbi and the chazan get along wonderfully; “please hold the line, Bituach Leumi will be right with you;” yes, all kinds of myths abound in this...
