Shared by my colleague Rabbi Eli Block of CYP Legacy West:The Ten Commandments (statements, whatever) famously open with “I am G-d, your G-d, who took you out from Egypt.” Hebrew has singular and plural forms of the possessive adjective “your.” In En...
Hi ladies,We would love for you to join us in honor of Tu B'Shvat.We will be making focaccia garden art and learning about the significance of Tu B'Shvat.Rsvp here: yjpaustin.org/newmoonHope to see you,Mussy
The Mission Statement that Changed the Jewish WorldSeventy-five years ago tonight, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, assumed leadership of the Chabad movement.At the time, there were only a handful of Chabad Chasidim in the United States;...
Sometimes weekly emails go out on Sunday! Two chassidim from Odessa once traveled to their rebbe in pursuit of a blessing. In a private audience, the first one was asked, “How are things in Odessa? Are the young people pious? Are they passi...
Hey! I would love for you to join me tomorrow for New Moon Circle at 7:30pm.Delicious activity and soulful discussion. Rsvp here: yjpaustin.org/newmoonHope to see you,Mussy
Thought for your Shabbat: Pharaoh's advisers tried hard to explain away all the plagues. (yes those famous 10 plagues G-d used to free the Jews from Eygpt) Even when the Red Sea split, allowed the Jews free passage, and drowned their enemies, th...
Poetry: ClimbingThis morning,in the small basement shul,amidst several Chasidic students lost in prayer,I looked up from my siddurto see a man in worker’s clothes climb a ladderand enter through an open ceiling panel.And I thought, Oh yes,he is just...
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Jacob is about to pass away, leaving his family bereft in Egypt, and ultimately paving the way for their enslavement there. In his last request of his son Joseph, he asks, “Please, do not bury me in Egypt. I will lie with my fathers; and y...