Parashat

Toldot 5777- English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel In biblical studies, the term “Hapax Legomenon” – from the Greek for “said once” – is applied to those words that only appear once throughout the entire text (there are technical discussions about this) and thus may be difficult to comprehend correctly.  Across the entire Bible, there are …

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Shabat Jol Hamoed Sucot 5777 – English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel On the Shabbat for Chol HaMoed Sukkot, generally during Shacharit and before the service of the Torah, it is customary to read the book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes.  Possibly one of the most profound biblical books, the text is composed by 12 chapters and comprises an exhaustive reflection on …

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Vaiakhel 5776 – English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel “Vayakhel Moshe”, (Moses then convoked, Ex. 35:1).  With these words begins the Parashah, the next-to-last in the Book of Shmot.  The first immediate question is who did he convoke.  And the Torah gives us the answer: “the whole Israelite community.”  And for what?  To tell them, “These are …

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