by Rabbi Altonaga | Aug 9, 2024 | Bamidbar, Lauren Shaps, Tisha B'Av, Weekly Parsha
Here we are. Over 300 days since the atrocities of October 7. 115 hostages still captive in Gaza, 41 confirmed murdered in Gaza. 116 living hostages rescued and 24 bodies recovered. Here we are in the midst of the 9 Days, on the cusp of Tisha B’Av, with Iran and their...
by Rabbi Altonaga | May 9, 2024 | Kedoshim, Lauren Shaps, Weekly Parsha
Passover is behind us, but this week’s parsha gives us the opportunity to reflect on a question that may have come up at our Seder. Why did the birth of our nation take place after being in Egypt for over 200 years? Rabbi Shalom Rosner, in his collection of...
