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From the Rabbi's Desk
Behar
This week we come close to completing our reading of Vayikra, the Book of Leviticus. Because we are in a leap year we read Behar separately from B’chukotai, where we read sequences of blessings and curses. Such is life in many ways. Separately and together. I had the privilege this week to sit bedside with […]
Bechukotai
May 28, 2024 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk
This coming Shabbat is the first of June, and our Torah reading, Bechukotai, seems to reflect the optimism I feel when I say the word June. We read in the opening of this parashah a section of blessings that hold deep reassurance for us, particularly in what may feel like such perilous times. We spoke at services […]