Interfaith Council News
Shalom, These are events from the St. George Interfaith Council: Faith & Blue: Events to bring the community and the police together from the St. George and Washington Police Departments,…
From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat, August 18, 2023/Elul 1 5783
Torah: Shofitm (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Haftarah: (Isaiah 51:12-52:12) The Haftarah will be the fourth of the Haftarot of Consolation. Israel shall be redeemed. Rosh HaShanah LeBehemot: When the Jewish month of…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, August 11, 2023/24 Av 5738
Torah: Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Haftarah: (Isaiah 54:11-55:5) Summary of the Torah portion: Destruction of places of idolatry, prohibition of private altars, prohibition against eating blood, attitude to false prophets and…
Rabbi Helene Ainbinder
Rabbi Helene Ainbinder has more than 25 years of teaching experience in diverse Jewish movements. She has taught in a variety of mediums, including in religious schools of the Conservative…
From the Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat August 4, 2023/17 Av 5783
Torah: Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) Haftarah: Isaiah (49:14-51:3) Deuteronomy is the final fifth book in the Torah, which Moses discourses to the Jewish people. The Torah’s second discourse of Moses continued:…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat, July 28, 2023/10 Av 5783
Torah: Va’Etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) Haftarah:(Isaiah 40:1-26) Shabbat Nachamu/ Shabbat of Consolation is the Sabbath after the Ninth of Av. The Ninth of Av is the day that BOTH Beit Hamikdash/Holy…
From the Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat July 21, 2023/ 3 Av 5783
Torah: Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3: 22) Haftarah:(Isaiah 1:1-27) Tish B’Av is the 9th of Av which is the anniversary of the Fall of Jerusalem. The Torah has the introduction to farewell…
From The Rabbi’s Study…Shabbat June 23, 2023/ 4 Tammuz 5783
Torah: Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32) Haftarah: (I Samuel 11:14-12:22) I will be traveling from June 24 through July 12 (late evening) visiting Italy, Israel and England.
From The Rabbi’s Study… Shabbat June 16, 2023/27 and 28 Sivan 5783
Torah: Shelach Lecha (Numbers 13:1-15:42) Haftarah: (Joshua 2:1-24) The Torah continues with the ten spies and their reports. The children of Israel rebel, the punishment of the children of Israel,…
From The Rabbi’s Study… June 9,2023/20 Sivan 5783
Torah Behaalotecha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) Haftarah (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) The Torah portion has the description of the seven-branched candelabrum (menorah), the dedication of the Levites, the second Passover, the journey from Sinai…