This week’s Middat HaShavuah, taken from this week’s Torah portion, Parshat VaYakhel, instructs us to approach our work with care. The verse, in its entirety, reads...

In this week’s parshah we consider what it means for God to be described as “womb-full”; capable of “taking deep breaths”.   The parshah, Ki Tisa, contains the...

This week’s Middat HaShavuah, taken from this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Tetzaveh, instructs us to wear special items to help create holiness. Parshah: תְּצַוֶּה  Key Verse:...

This week we read Parshat Terumah.  Terumah means “contribution.”  In this parshah, the people of Israel express a ‘generous heart’ by dedicating time and valuable resources...

This week’s Middat HaShavuah, taken from this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Mishpatim, instructs us to create fair rules. Parshah: מִּשְׁפָּטִים  Key Verse: וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים...

This week’s parshah – Parshat Yitro – is named after Moshe’s father-in-law the priest of Midian – Yitro.  In this parshah, Yitro says to Moshe, “Listen...

This week’s Middat HaShavuah, taken from this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Beshalach, instructs us to take only what we need. Parshah: בְּשַׁלַּח   Key Verse: לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ,...

This week, in Parshat Bo, we are reminded about our role as parents in responding to our children’s Jewish questions.  In this parshah, the plagues on...

How many of you used to check out books from the bookmobile? Many of you may not even know what a bookmobile is! I don’t know...