By Rabbi Daniela Szuster B´nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica It is good to forget certain sheaves, from time to time We can find a large number of mitzvot in Parashat Ki Tetze, in relation to different matters. Among them, the following precept: “When you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in …
by Rabbi Joshua Kullock Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara, México One of the great themes of humanity is happiness. We live our lives trying to be happy, trying to avoid suffering as much as possible. Sometimes we do so easily, and sometimes it is rather harder. If we pay attention, we can see that in our …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana. Rabino Joshua Kullock Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara, México Uno de los grandes temas de la humanidad es la felicidad. Vivimos nuestras vidas intentando ser felices, buscando sufrir lo menos posible. A veces lo logramos, y a veces nos cuesta un poco más. Si …
Los rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la Parashá de la semana. Rabino David Cohen-Henríquez Congregación Kol Shearith Israel – Panamá. Ser lo que comemos Esta semana leemos parashat Re’eh, y en esta porción la Torá nos dice acerca de los diferentes mamíferos, aves y peces que se nos está permitido comer. Se explica …
Rabbi David Cohen-Henríquez Kol Shearith Congregation, Panama To be what we eat This week we read parashat Re’eh. This portion ofTorah tells us about different mammals, birds and fish that we are allowed to eat. It explains which species are Kosher and which ones are not. There is a tradition in Judaism which says that …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la Parashá de la semana. Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel – Panamá. Después de ver decenas de veces la película “Los Diez Mandamientos”, cuesta visualizar a Moisés muy diferente de la inmortal caracterización de Charlton Heston. Al igual que ocurre con ciertas fotos clásicas, terminamos convencidos de …
by Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel Congregation, Panama. After watching the movie “The Ten Commandments” dozens of times, it is difficult to imagine a Moses different from Charlton Heston’s immortal characterization. As it occurs with certain classical pictures, we end up convinced that the characters in question were like that all their lives, with …
