Parashat Korach (Qoraḥ) קֹרַח Numbers 16:1–18:32. The Haftarah is usually I Samuel 11:14-12:22. When Shabbat coincides with Rosh Chodesh we have a special reading, Isaiah 66:1-24, which “ment…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Dara Horn – The Eicha Problem As you heard, I’m a novelist. But the more salient aspect of my life at the moment is that I’m the mother of a 6-year-old, a 4-year-old, and a 2-year…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
What does Judaism say about those Jewish people who are silent or enabling when innocent Jewish blood is spilled? Do not stand for the blood of your neighbor. אל תעמוד על דם רעך – Leviticus 1…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
The word Zionism is widely misunderstand. It has little to do with politics. It certainly doesn’t mean always agreeing with the Prime Minister or government of Israel. It doesn’t mean supporting an…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Join the conversations at Coffeehouse Torah Talk: A havurah for Jewish learning. We’re a Trad-Egal Jewish community that loves Torah Lishma – תורה לשמה – without politics or fundamentalism. For Jew…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
What is the Tanakh? Tanakh, תָּנָ״ךְ, is the Jewish word for the Hebrew Bible. It is also called Mikra, מקרא, (“that which is read.”) The Tanakh is written almost entirely in Biblical H…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Join the conversations at Coffeehouse Torah Talk: A havurah for Jewish learning. We’re a Trad-Egal Jewish community that loves Torah Lishma – תורה לשמה – without politics or fundamentalism. Why pra…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Jewish beliefs – theology and philosophy How do Jews think about beliefs? An overview of Jewish philosophy God How should we think of/visualize God? Jewish understandings of God (there’…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Join the conversations at Coffeehouse Torah Talk: A havurah for Jewish learning. We’re a Trad-Egal Jewish community that loves Torah Lishma – תורה לשמה – without politics or fundamentalism. _______…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Judaism offers ways to make every area of life kadosh/קדוש, holy. We do this by creating sanctifications/distinctions for eating (kosher vs treif), days of the week (Shabbat vs other days), and oth…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Basic ideas of Kabbalah The Hebrew word Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה, “reception”) refers to secret, esoteric mystical teachings said to have been revealed to figures in the Bible, and some from …| Merrimack Valley Havurah
For calendrical details, candle lighting times, and Torah readings of the week see Hebcal. Learn the traditional Jewish holiday greetings The Jewish Holidays – a description of each Jewish ho…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Intro What is halakhah (“Jewish law”?) Why do Jews observe halakhah? What makes Judaism “Jewish?” The oral law Levels of Jewish law Rabbinic legislation: takkanot and gezeir…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Topics An overview of Jewish ethical literature and thought Business ethics Medical ethics/Bioethics Paying for medical care Debating Reform Jewish bioethics, by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff Jewish bioeth…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Antisemitism includes beliefs or behaviors hostile toward Jews just because they are Jewish. It may take the form of religious teachings that proclaim the inferiority of Jews, for instance, or poli…| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Tisha B’Av תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב is a day on the Jewish calendar when we remember the martyrdom of our ancestors – and relatives today – through fasting, recitation of kinot קינות elegies, …| Merrimack Valley Havurah
Translation and commentary by Saul Sadka Pinchas commentary by Saul Sadka (This is a PDF best read on a computer or tablet.) 1. Israel settled in Shittim and the people began whoring after Moabite …| Merrimack Valley Havurah
