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From the Rabbi's Desk
Re’eh
This week is a week where we are commanded to Re’eh, רְאֵה, to See. See can mean a visual command, it can also indicate a question; do you understand? But which ‘you’ is the question. Let’s look at the first verse: “See, I present before you today, a blessing and a curse.” This is such a […]
Shoftim
August 25, 2025 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk
As I write this on Sunday afternoon, I am imagining hearing the shofar blown across the world. Today is Rosh Chodesh Elul, the first day of Elul, a new moon, and very special as it is also Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”. Rosh Chodesh Elul […]