The Crown All Can Wear Moses said to the Lord, “May the Lord, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a […]
Friday, July 12, 2019 /9 Tammuz, 5779 Parashat Hukat Numbers 19:1-22:1 Dear Friends, For thirty-eight years, Moses and Aaron had led the Israelites through the wilderness. In that time, they had faced no shortage of challenges, including wars, rebellions, hunger, thirst, and illness. In this week’s Torah portion, Chukkat, the duo demonstrate that it is time […]
Amazon.com Review The Amazon Editors’ Pick for the Best Book of 2017: In the 1920s, the Osage found themselves in a unique position among Native Americans tribes. As other tribal lands were parceled out in an effort by the government to encourage dissolution and assimilation of both lands and culture, the Osage negotiated to maintain the […]
Not Reckoned Among the Nations The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the local Jewish paper, the other the notoriously antisemitic publication Der Stürmer. “How can you possibly read that revolting rubbish?” says the first. The second smiles. “What does your paper say? Let […]
Losing Miriam It is a scene that still has the power to shock and disturb. The people complain. There is no water. It is an old complaint and a predictable one. That is what happens in a desert. Moses should have been able to handle it with ease. He has been through far tougher challenges […]
Sheheheyanu Moment Rabbi Cassi Kail rabbikail@bethelsp.org I am writing this article amidst a sea of boxes, as my family prepares to move from New York to Southern California. My eight-year-old, Noam, is most excited to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. My six-year-old, Talia, is excited to live near the Pacific […]
Together as a Community Dina Dreizler, Sisterhood President “You can do things I cannot, I can do things you cannot, together we can do great things.” — Mother Theresa. Okay, maybe starting my first TBE bulletin article with a quote by Mother Theresa, the most famous Catholic nun of the twentieth century, might be an […]
Friday, June 28, 2019 /25 Sivan, 5779 Parashat Sh’lah Numbers 13:1-15:41 Dear Friends, Speak up! It may save your life! Such is the message hidden in our Torah portion this week. Here’s the situation. The Israelites were in the desert early in their 40 year trek, and nearing the border of the Land of Canaan. […]
