by Rabbi Altonaga | Jun 17, 2022 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
A wife once asked her husband to take out the garbage. He felt that he was a very distinguished person and therefore it was below his dignity to do a menial chore like that. He said that his wife should be the one to take out the trash. His wife replied that she was...
by Rabbi Altonaga | May 25, 2022 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
I was lying down for a shabbos nap when I heard the walls of my home shaking. My wife screamed as half of our tree was ripped off by gale force winds and slammed into the street below. The neighbour’s tree was uprooted entirely and we stood wide eyed as rain...
by Rabbi Altonaga | May 11, 2022 | Emor, Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
A leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States seems to show a willingness of the Court to overturn an abortion ruling that has held sway for 50 years. Even though nothing is yet official, people on both sides of the political spectrum have...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Feb 11, 2022 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Tetzaveh, Weekly Parsha
Possibly the most holy man there can be. A lofty position with significance even greater than the king in certain areas. The man who everyone sings about and focuses on on the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. The Kohen Gadol. The High Priest. The Torah describes...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jan 21, 2022 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha, Yisro
What is the single most important event in Jewish history? The event that changed the character of everything we carried out from that day forward? The event that gave birth to the most published book in human history? The Revelation at Sinai. It was the only time...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Dec 30, 2021 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Vayera, Weekly Parsha
Have you ever wanted, no, needed to tell someone that they are completely wrong and should change their ways? How do you tell them? There are a few verses in this week’s Torah portion about God’s instructions to Moses about what to say to Pharaoh....
