By Rabbi Joshua Kullock Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara Imagine the disappointment. Just take a few seconds to think about Moses, and about whatever passed through his mind and heart when he came down from Sinai carrying the tablets of the Law, just to see his people worshiping the golden calf. The man who abandoned the …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Congregación Kol Shearith Israel, Panamá Sorprende en Parashat Teztavé un detalle no menor. En todo el texto, compuesto por 101 versículos, no aparece el nombre de Moisés. Si bien este fenómeno se da también en varias parashiot de Sefer Devarim …
By Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel Congregation, Panama We find a very interesting detail in Parashat Tetzaveh. Throughout the entire text, made up of 101 verses, Moses’ name never appears. Though this phenomenon also occurs in several parashiot of Sefer Devarim (Deuteronomy), it makes sense in that case since the leader himself is the …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabina Daniela Szuster Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica Sobre el interior de nuestras edificaciones “Conforme con todo lo que yo te hago ver a ti, la forma del Tabernáculo y la forma de todos sus enseres; y así habréis de hacer. Habrán de …
By Rabbi Daniela Szuster Congregation B´nei Israel, Costa Rica On the Inside of our Buildings “Exactly as I show you — the pattern of the Tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings — so shall you make it. They shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Rami Pavolotzky Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica Los cambios hay que hacerlos firme pero lentamente La parashá de esta semana es Mishpatim, “leyes” en español. Este nombre es representativo de su contenido, ya que en efecto, en ella se encuentra una larga …
By Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B´nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Changes must be done steadily and slowly This week’s parashah is Mishpatim, in Spanish, “laws”. Its name is representative of its content, since it indeed contains a long list of social and civil laws, known in rabbinic language as mitzvot ben adam l’chaveiro, “obligations between people”. …
Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Por el Rabino Joshua Kullock Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara Algunos meses atrás, comencé con un proyecto llamado Daf Iomi, cuyo propósito consiste en leer una hoja de Talmud por día. De esa forma, la idea es poder pasar por toda esta obra monumental …
By Rabbi Joshua Kullock Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara A few months ago, I launched a project called Daph Yomi, which consists of reading a page of Talmud per day. The idea is to cover, in this manner, this awesome work in its entirety throughout seven and a half years. The purpose is to expand the …
By Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Kol Shearith Israel – Panama “I myself alone have more memories than those held by all humankind since the beginning of the world.” Thus speaks Irineo Funes, the main character of one of the most famous stories by the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges: “Funes, the Memorious” (1942). Bedridden due to …
