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Wearing a Kipa

by Rabbi Altonaga | Jan 16, 2025 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Shemos, Uncategorized, Weekly Parsha

I remember when I first started wearing a kipa/yarmulke.  I had started getting more into Judaism before that, but still it was a big step.  When I decided to stop eating pork, that was a mitzvah between me and G-d.  It could be that no one else would...

What are You Afraid of?

by Rabbi Altonaga | Dec 12, 2024 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Vayishlach, Weekly Parsha

Yakov was afraid1. On a surface level, this is simple to understand.  In this week’s Torah portion (Vayishalach), Yakov hears that his vengeful brother Eisav is approaching him with 400 armed men.  Yakov’s camp of women and children should be doomed. Yet, Yakov...

Embodying a Mitzvah

by Rabbi Altonaga | Nov 21, 2024 | Chayei Sarah, Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha

Abraham’s servant Eliezer is searching for a wife for Issac in this week’s Torah portion (Chayei Sarah).  When he sees Rebecca, Eliezer doesn’t walk, he runs to her.  The Midrash explains that there was a miracle occurring for her and the water at the...

The Sight of the Righteous

by Rabbi Altonaga | Oct 22, 2024 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, V'Zos HaBracha, Weekly Parsha

The Maharil Diskin (a great rabbi in Russia and later Jerusalem in the 1800s) was walking down the street with a student and casually mentioned the number of leaves on a tree that they were passing.  The student was in awe at his seemingly supernatural ability to...

Should Yom Kippur Precede Rosh Hashanah?

by Rabbi Altonaga | Sep 26, 2024 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Rosh Hashana

Why is Rosh Hashanah before Yom Kippur?  On Rosh Hashanah, we are judged, and a verdict is decreed for how our coming year will go.  On Yom Kippur, we do tchuva (return to G-d) and we are forgiven for our transgressions.  Our Sages tell us that on Yom...
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