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Perhaps one of the most embarrassing episodes in the history of our nation is that of the Golden Calf. Rashi explains that Moshe told the people that he was going to be gone for 40 days. However, they misunderstood how to count the 40 days and they included the day that he left. Since they were off by a day they expected Moshe to return one day earlier and when he didn’t they were terrified that they had lost their leader.
A young boy was siting at the breakfast table, eating his cereal looking very nervous about his first day of school. His father noticed the worry on his face and asked, "What's wrong?" "Dad," he replied, "How long do I have to go to school for?"
This week's photo roundup is all about Purim! From Purim in the office to our Sunday Experience Purim Party and YJP & Olami's fabulous Purim Masquerade, here are some great moments captured this week.
This week we will be celebrating the holiday of Purim. A time for celebration, music, joy, happiness, fun, food and costumes. We are commemorating that Hashem saved the Jewish people from death and in a moment Haman's plan was turned upside down.
This essay is adapted from an excerpt from an article that appeared in Jewish Action magazine by Dr. Jeanne Abrams
There was a very busy flight from Delhi to New York City. There were 400 passengers but only 200 meals were loaded onto the flight.
After the Torah gave us a detailed explanation of the components of the Mishkan and the magnificent garments that they donned, the ceremonial procedure to install Ahron and his children as the Kohanim to service the Jewish nation took place.
We had a fabulously busy week here at TJE! From the launch of our new weekly learning series - Yagdil Torah, to plenty of Olami YP learning, families prepping for Purim and more! Here is This Week In Pictures!
My great grandmother, Nany Frieda, always had freshly baked cookies when we came to visit her in Miami. Chocolatey mandelbread and delicate rolls of chocolate rugaleach topped with colorful sprinkles greeted us every time. Sometimes my brother and sisters and I were lucky and Nany Frieda would let us help her bake.
I have been struggling to write this email. Do I write about this week's Parsha - and talk about the garments that the Kohanim (High Priests) wore in the Holy Temple, and the meaning and lessons we can derive from those garments? Or do I write about the upcoming holiday of Purim or the special Torah portion we read the Shabbat before Purim about Amalek? While there is so much I could say about each of those topics, I ultimately chose to write about an experience I had this past Shabba
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