By Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica “Controlled Temporary Blindness” In this week’s parashah, Parashat Bo, we read about the last three plagues that battered the land of Egypt (locusts, darkness, and the death of the first-borns) and which culminated with the glorious departure of the children of Israel. I’d like to take …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel, San José, Costa Rica El “milagro humano” de Jánuca Al comienzo de nuestra parashá, Paró (el Faraón de Egipto) sueña dos célebres sueños: siete vacas gordas se comen siete vacas flacas y siete espigas delgadas se comen …
By Rabbi Rami PavolotzkyB´nei Israel Congregation. San José, Costa Rica The “Human Miracle” of Hanukkah At the beginning of our parashah, Paró (the Pharoah of Egypt) dreams two famous dreams: seven fat cows eat seven skinny cows and seven thin tassels of wheat eat seven robust tassels. None of the Egyptian sages is able to …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel, San José, Costa Rica Vejez y sabiduría Después de enterrar a su mujer Sará, Abraham se dispone a buscarle una esposa a su hijo Itzjak. Entre estos dos episodios, la Torá nos cuenta que “Abraham era viejo, …
By Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B´nei Israel Congregation. San José, Costa Rica Old Age and Wisdom After burying his wife, Sarah, Abraham decides to find a wife for his son Isaac. Between these two events, the Torah tells us that “Abraham was now old, advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things” …
by Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica A King for Jeshurun The last parashah of the Torah, Parashat Vezot Ha’Brachah, has the peculiarity of not being read on Shabbat but on Simchat Torah, when we celebrate the ending and new beginning of the ritual reading of the Torah. Since it is customary to offer …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel, San José, Costa Rica Un rey para Ieshurún La parashá Vezot Haberajá es la última de la Torá, y tiene la particularidad de que no es leída en Shabat, sino en Simjat Torá, cuando festejamos la finalización …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel, San José, Costa Rica Salir a buscar El shabat de esta semana es denominado Shabat Shuvá, el shabat del retorno o arrepentimiento. Se lo llama así pues la Haftará que en él leemos comienza con las palabras …
By Rabbi Rami Ravolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica To go out and search This week’s shabbat is known as Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return or of repentance. It is named in this manner because the Haftarah we read this week begins with the words of the prophet Isaiah, Shuvah Israel, literally, “Return Israel”. …
By Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica. The Haftarot of Comfort You will recall that during the last three Shabbatot we read three special haftarot (the portion from the book of Prophets), called the “three of calamity” (Tlata depuranuta). These readings were chosen by our sages for their being appropriate for the three-week …
