Upside Down by Samantha Clague
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.
Early Denver’s Mary Kobey Honored Jewish Tradition
This essay is adapted from an excerpt from an article that appeared in Jewish Action magazine by Dr. Jeanne Abrams
Dinner Flight
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.
All For You!
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.
This Week In Pictures
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!
Sharing Our Stories Through Food: Nany Frieda’s Mandelbread
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.
Weekly Insights with Chaya Parkoff
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
Israel in the Middle East with Dr. Mordechai Kedar at BMH-BJ
Enjoy this free event at BMH-BJ titled “Israel in a New Middle East: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”with Dr. Mordechai Kedar. Feb 27th at 7:30 PM in the Chapel
Take It or Leave It
In the desert we merited that Hashem dwelled with us. However, this phenomenon requires a deep explanation. How can Hashem in His infinite genre ‘fit’ into a finite place? Furthermore, did Hashem really need a place to call His home?
This Week In Pictures
Olami Denver Experience is launching a very exciting new program called Mile High Shabbat Pods – and it connects our Young Professional communities for Shabbos dinners all over town. They met last night to start cooking for the first Shabbat dinner this evening!
Room 102
A woman called the switchboard of a hospital and asked how Mrs. Schwartz in room 102 was doing. The switchboard operator put her on hold for a minute, then came back and reported: “Mrs. Schwartz in room 102 is doing very well! Why, just this morning her lab work came back and everything is normal. Her doctor is pleased and says she will be able to go home next week.”
Weekly Inspiration from Sarah Wolfe
When I came downstairs on Shabbos morning, my 3 year old showed me excitedly what she found in the kitchen drawer. It was a lavender colored flower shaped cookie cutter. She was over the moon with joy. “Mommy, let’s make cookies!” She wanted to use it right away. I had a dilemma. We don’t make cookies on Shabbos