Click the Icon or Text Below for More Information Tues. June 210:30 AM Live and Learn with Gideon Amir Fri. June 56:30 PM L’Dor V’Dor Torah Dedication & Rabbi Luxemburg’s 50th Anniversary Shabbat Sat. June 62-5 PM A Shabbat Afternoon of Torah Learning and Celebration Sun. June 79:45 AM Temple Beth Ami Maryland Primary Candidates […]
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Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Leviticus 16:1-20:27 by Jen Smith There are some weeks when the Torah whispers; and then there are weeks like this one, when Torah seems to clear its proverbial throat and says: We need to talk. Achrei Mot opens in the shadow of tragedy: Aaron’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, are consumed by fire in response to their offering of strange fire. The Torah doesn’t linger in this grief, it simply says achrei mot, or, after the death, and moves forward. Which feels… a little abrupt. Where does […]
Tazria–Metzorah Leviticus 12:1–15:33 By Jen Smith Time, Transformation, and the Hidden Layers of Reality At first read, this week’s double portion, Tazria-Metzorah, feels almost uncomfortably clinical. Skin afflictions, isolation terms, detailed physical examinations by the priests? Just… No. But beneath the surface, this chapter in the Israelites journey isn’t really about skin at all. Beneath […]
Shemini Leviticus 9:1–11:47 By Jen Smith There is something almost uncanny about this moment of the year. Just a week or so ago, the trees were bare save for a few pink buds, and it was just cold enough for my spring jacket. Then suddenly, we experienced a taste of August, but then, as always, the Maryland climate lost […]
From Generation to GenerationA Message from Rabbi Pokras
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