By Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Sheairh Israel – Panama Let me start with a touch of humor, a joke I found in a Jewish humor page: Four rabbis met to discuss legal issues and, when the time came to reach a decision, three of them always agreed against the fourth. One day, the misunderstood rabbi, …
Publicado en 5773 Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel – Panamá Permítanme comenzar con un toque de humor, un chiste que encontré en una página de humor judío: Cuatro rabinos se reunían a conversar de cuestiones legales y a la hora de tomar …
By Rabbi Daniel A. Kripper Beth Israel Aruba In these final chapters of Deuteronomy, we find Moses saying goodbye to his people, leaving Joshua as his successor to lead them into the Promised Land. Before leaving, he tries to summarize and conclude the work of his life, with thoughts and words that may guide them in …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rabino Darío Feiguin Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica Humildad, Gratitud y Alegría La Parashá de esta semana, Parashat Ki Tavó, se divide en dos partes. La primera habla de la Mitzvá Bikurim: recolectar las primicias de la Tierra, los primeros frutos y …
Rabino Darío Feiguin Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica Humility, Gratitude, and Joy This week’s Parashah, Ki Tavo, is divided into two parts. The first one is about the Mitzvah of the Bikkurim: collecting the first fruits of the Earth, the first crops, and taking them to Yerushalayim. The second part in this section of the …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel, Panamá Parashat Ki Tetzé es la parashá con mayor número de Mitzvot. De acuerdo al Sefer Hajinuj (Rabí Aharon Halevi de Barcelona, siglo XIII) contiene 74 de las 613 mitzvot. Al repasarlas queda claro que la demanda …
By Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Sheairh Israel – Panama Ki Tetzei is the Parashah with the largest number of Mitzvot. According to the Sefer Hajinuj (Rabbi Aharon Halevi, Barcelona, XIII Century), it contains 74 of the 613 Mitzvot in the Torah. After reading them, it is clear that the insistence on leading a life inspired …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rabino Lic. Daniel A. Kripper Beth Israel – Aruba Esta sección contiene una de las enseñanzas más perdurables de la civilización hebrea, que es la insistencia en la realización de justicia: Justicia, justicia perseguirás! Antes de su muerte, Moisés dio las siguientes …
By Rabbi Daniel KripperBeth Israel Aruba This section contains one of the most enduring teachings of the Hebrew civilization: the insistence on the fulfillment of justice. Justice, justice, you shall pursue! Before his death, Moses gave the following instructions to his people: “You shall appoint magistrates and officials for your tribes, in all the …
By Rabbi Guido Cohen Asociación Israelita Montefiore Bogotá, Colombia. This week’s Parashah contains several mitzvot, more than 50. Among them, we find in Reih the rules relating to the consumption of meat that has not been sacrificed and offered at the Temple. According to the sages, during the journey through the desert (and during …
