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Parashat Bo 5785 / בֹּא 1 de febrero de 2025 / 3 Sh’vat 5785 Uno de febrero Veinte Veinticinco / Tres Shevat Cincuenta y siete Ochenta y cinco   10-Minute Torah on YouTube Parashat Bo es la decimoquinta porción semanal de la Torá en el ciclo anual judío de lectura de la Torá. Éxodo 10:1-13:16 Éxodo Capítulo diez: Versículo uno-trece: dieciséis Bo (“Ven”) relata las últimas tres plagas que Dios inflige a los egipcios: langostas, oscuridad y muerte de los primogénitos. Dios ordena a los israelitas ofrecer un sacrificio de cordero de Pascua. Después de la última plaga, el faraón y los egipcios exigen que los israelitas se vayan. [1]   Año trienal 3 1: 12:29-32 · 4 p’sukim 2: 12:33-36 · 4 p’sukim 3: 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim 4: 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim 5: 13:1-4 · 4 p’sukim 6: 13:5-10 · 6 p’sukim 7: 13:11-16 · 6 p’sukim maf: 13:14-16 · 3 p’sukim Haftará: Jeremías 46:13-28 · 16 p’sukim   Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria. OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary American Jewish University   Hertz Chumash: pp. 258 – 262 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 248 – 262) Artscroll Chumash: pp. 356 – 365 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 340 – 365) Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 387 – 394 Triennial Year 3 (Full Kriyah pp. 374 – 394)   Aquí llegamos al clímax de nuestro proceso de liberación. Hashem inflige las tres plagas finales contra el “corazón duro” del Faraón. Primero tenemos la octava y la novena “señales y prodigios”, langostas y oscuridad total.   El Faraón, siendo Faraón, por supuesto, dice que capitula, pero luego se retracta y no deja ir a Israel. Después de haber recibido diez oportunidades para liberar a los esclavos (incluyendo la primera vez que Moisés y Aarón se acercan a él y convierten la vara en una serpiente), atrae sobre sí la muerte del primogénito y, como rey de Egipto, sobre sus súbditos.   Si bien es importante que estudiemos la Torá y recordemos y revivamos el Éxodo a través de la celebración del Séder de Pésaj, ¿cómo encuentra relevancia hoy este evento histórico monumental que define a nuestro pueblo y herencia? ¿Podrá Hashen redimir a Israel de la tiranía de los terroristas actuales y liberar a nuestro pueblo de esa venda?   Consideremos que Israel estuvo sometido a la esclavitud durante más de cien años antes de que Dios “recordara” Su pacto con Abraham. Tal vez el éxito de Israel en inmovilizar y destruir gran parte de la capacidad de nuestros enemigos para luchar sea el comienzo de nuestra redención moderna.   Como lo hicieron nuestros antepasados, debemos confiar en Hashem, seguir nuestras mitzvot y continuar observando nuestra religión. Y eso nos llevará al éxito.

Shavuot 2024 / 5784 Festival de las Semanas ⛰️🌸 Shavuot para el año hebreo 5783 comienza en la diáspora al atardecer del jueves 25 de mayo de 2023 y termina al anochecer del sábado 27 de mayo de 2023. La festividad de Shavuot (o Shavuos, en el uso asquenazí; Shabhuʿoth en hebreo clásico y mizrají: שבועות, literalmente "Semanas") es una festividad judía que se celebra el sexto día del mes hebreo de Sivan (finales de mayo o principios de junio). ). Shavuot conmemora el aniversario del día en que Di-s entregó la Torá a toda la nación israelita reunida en el Monte Sinaí, aunque la asociación entre la entrega de la Torá (Matán Torá) y Shavuot no está explícita en el texto bíblico. La fiesta es uno de los Shalosh Regalim, los tres festivales de peregrinación bíblica. Marca la conclusión de la cuenta del Omer. Meguilá 1: Rut 1:1-22 · 22 p'sukim 2: Rut 2:1-23 · 23 p'sukim 3: Rut 3:1-18 · 18 p'sukim 4: Rut 4:1-22 · 22 p'sukim Leemos el Libro de Rut en Shavuot porque ocurrió entre la cosecha de cebada y la cosecha de trigo, correspondiente a Shavuot; ya que su conversión fue su aceptación del pacto con Hashem al igual que los israelitas aceptaron la Torá; y dado que ella es la antepasada del rey David, Shavuot se considera su yorzheit. Shavuot I / שָׁבוּעוֹת א׳ viernes, 26 mayo 2023 / 6 Sivan 5783 Porción de la Torá: Éxodo 19:1-20:23; Números 28:26-31 1: Éxodo 19:1-6 · 6 p'sukim · 2: Éxodo 19:7-13 · 7 p'sukim · 3: Éxodo 19:14-19 · 6 p'sukim · 4: Éxodo 19:20-20:14 · 20 p'sukim · 5: Éxodo 20:15-23 · 9 p'sukim · maf: Números 28:26-31 · 6 p’sukim · Haftará: Ezequiel 1:1-28, 3:12 · 29 p'sukim Shavuot conmemora que Israel recibió la Torá. En cierto sentido, Pesaj y Shavuot son una fiesta larga conectada por la cuenta del Omer. Esto marca el momento en que salimos de Egipto para llegar al pie del monte Sinaí siete semanas después. Shavuot II / שָׁבechza ב׳ Jueves 13 de junio de 2024 /7 Sivan 5784 Megillah 1: Ruth 1: 1-22 · 22 P’sukim 2: Ruth 2: 1-23 · 23 P’sukim 3: Ruth 3: 1-18 · 18 P’sukim 4: Ruth 4: 1-22 · 22 P’sukim PORción de la Torá: Deuteronomio 15: 19-16: 17; Números 28: 26-31 1: Deuteronomio 15: 19-23 · 5 P’sukim 2: Deuteronomio 16: 1-3 · 3 P’sukim 3: Deuteronomio 16: 4-8 · 5 P’sukim 4: Deuteronomio 16: 9-12 · 4 P’sukim 5: Deuteronomio 16: 13-17 · 5 P’sukim MAF: Números 28: 26-31 · 6 P’sukim Haftarah: Habacuc 3: 1-19 · 19 P’sukim Para el segundo día de Shavuot que este año ocurre en Shabat, revisamos los mandamientos de los primeros nacidos y de la amabilidad y la generosidad. Dado que los primogénitos se salvaron durante la décima peste, Hashem requiere una consideración especial de nuestro primogénito. También revisamos la remisión de deudas durante el año de sh’Mittah como una conexión con la riqueza que tomamos de Egipto al partir por los muchos años de servidumbre.

Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilej 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים־וַיֵּלֶךְ 9 de septiembre de 2023/23 Elul 5783 Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilej es la porción semanal 51 y 52 de la Torá en el ciclo judío anual de lectura de la Torá. Porción de la Torá: Deuteronomio 29:9-31:30 En Nitzavim (“De pie”), Moisés se dirige a los israelitas y enfatiza la importancia de seguir el pacto de Dios y no adorar a otros dioses. Describe el proceso de arrepentimiento y regreso a Dios, y enfatiza que los mandamientos de Dios se pueden cumplir y “no están en los cielos”. Vayeilech (“Él fue”) comienza cuando Moisés les dice a los israelitas que no los conducirá a la Tierra de Israel y que Josué asumirá el control. Él instruye a los israelitas a reunirse y leer la Torá públicamente cada siete años. Por orden de Dios, Moisés escribe un poema que da testimonio del pacto de Dios con los israelitas. [1] Trienal año 1 1: 29:9-11 · 3 pesukim · 2: 29:12-14 · 3 pesukim · 3: 29:15-28 · 14 pesukim · 4: 30:1-3 · 3 pesukim · 5: 30:4-6 · 3 pesukim · 6: 30:7-10 · 4 pesukim · 7: 30:11-14 · 4 pesukim · maf: 30:11-14 · 4 p’sukim · o 31:28-30 · 3 p’sukim · Haftará: Isaías 61:10-63:9 · 23 p’sukim Comentario y Divrei Torá Sefaria OU Torah Seminario Teológico Judío Universidad Judía Americana Hertz Chumash: págs. 878 – 882 Trienal Año 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 878 – 891) Artscroll Chumash: págs. 1086 – 1093 Año trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 1086 – 1099) Etz Jaim Jumash: págs. 1165 – 1171 Año Trienal 1 (Kriyah completa págs. 1165 – 1179) ¿Cuántas veces en Deuteronomio Moisés advierte a la nueva generación que está a punto de conquistar y establecerse en Canaán que no se asocie con los nativos adoradores de ídolos? Después de todo, muchos de estos guerreros crecieron en el desierto con la Torá bajo la protección y el apoyo de Hashem. ¿No serían tan leales como para inculcarles a sus hijos y a los hijos de sus hijos que se mantengan fieles al único y verdadero Dios? Aparentemente, Moisés y Hashem no parecen creer lo mismo. En la última parashá, Moisés repite la Tojajá, la terrible advertencia de que les dio a sus padres la prosperidad que disfrutarían al observar los mandamientos de Hashem, y las consecuencias de ignorarlos. Quizás Moisés les causó una impresión tan fuerte que ahora tiene que tranquilizarlos. Comienza repitiendo su profecía de que las generaciones posteriores ciertamente se olvidarían del pacto y de cómo Hashem seguirá su ejemplo. Pero luego les asegura que con un arrepentimiento sincero, Dios siempre está listo para recibirlo con los brazos abiertos y perdonar sus transgresiones. Esta es una garantía muy oportuna a medida que nos acercamos a las Fiestas Mayores. Ahora seguimos nuestra inmersión profunda anual en el reflejo honesto y sincero de nosotros mismos, reconociendo nuestros defectos y aprovechando nuestras fortalezas. La teshuvá y el arrepentimiento son siempre una opción.

As a modern rabbi, I apply classic, traditional Jewish principles to modern times, focusing on spiritual inspiration. Background RABBI August 2020 - Present Rabbi Temple Sholom of Ontario , Ontario, CA Serving as the religious leader of this Conservative synagogue affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The beginning of my practice was during the COVID epidemic. I continue to lead my congregation in the midst of the worst anitsemitism since the Holocaust. I led services mostly via Zoom. As the membership had shrunk over the years, I worked to ke ep the synagogue engaged w ith activities and growing. I organized and teach weekly Hebrew school on Sundays via Zoom with an in-person class of activities one Sunday each month. I conduct B’nai Mitzvot training and now conduct live services each Shabbat. I have conducted the Miller Course , Introduction to Judaism once or twice a year, and arrange conversion ceremonies with the local Rabbinical Assembly members at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. I have participated in events with other local synagogues and am active in community outreach, giving invocations at various local government functions. In conducting live services, I read directly from Torah and usually chant the Haftorah. I also officiate at wedding ceremonies, many of which were "mixed" and interfaith, and funerals for both congregants and non-congregants. This past High Holidays, I also served as cantor for Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur using the appropriate nusach. Ordained Rabbi Independent Congregation/"Shteibel" Lake Elsinore, CA September 2019 – August 2020 Leading independent, non-affiliated Conservative congregation. Conducting High Holiday and Shabbat services. Serving the community conducting Life Events for affiliated and non-affiliated, traditional and inter-faith couples. Ordained Rabbi Congregation B’nai Chaim Murrieta, CA July, 2017 – August, 2019 Lay Rabbi/Religious Leader Congregation B’nai Chaim Murrieta, CA July, 2014 – June, 2017 Conducting regular Friday night and Saturday morning services for Conservative Congregation. Services are accompanied by my guitar playing which has lead to other congregants accompanying me playing violin and guitar as well. I officiate Family Services once a month in which our students from our school lead the service. Leading High Holiday services chanting appropriate nusach. Conduct holiday services that fall on New Moon and other holidays. Able to read directly from Torah scroll. Familiarity with both Torah and Haftorah cantillations. Trained four adults in Hebrew and Torah chanting for first all-adult B’nai Mitzvot conducted for Saturday Shabbat Mincha-Ma’ariv. Have trained numerous B’nai Mitzvot for both traditional Haftorah and Maftir Torah. Taught Hebrew and Prayers & Torah Classes for Adults. Currently teaching Hebrew school class for B’nai Mitzvot students. Have organized many events for synagogue including NJOP’s Shabbat Across America 2019 with Rebbetzin. Active in fund raising for the synagogue. Since I became rabbi two years ago, membership has more than doubled. -Continuously studying Artscroll (Orthodox) and Soncino (Conservative) Chumashes. -Studying Talmud for 15 years as part of “Daf Yomi” program using the Artscroll Talmud Series -Studied Kabbalah reading Zohar edited by David Matt -Consistently pray all three services daily including tefillin during secular mornings. PART OF "BEIT DIN"/RABBINICAL TEAM September 2007 – June 2012 Canyon Lake, CA Co-lead lay congregation for "Conservadox" congregation. Participated in leading Shabbat and High Holiday services, including reading Torah and Haftorah. Also conducted periodic Sunday morning themed Talmud studies on various topics such as the Role of Women in Judaism and Astrology. CONGREGATION MEMBER J une 1999 - June 2007 Murrieta, CA Served on board for seven years including President of the congregation for two years. Also assisted rabbi’s in conducting services and substituting during their absences. Conducted Torah study for adults. Instituted and led once-a-month Shabbat Shachrit junior congregation. PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN February, 1986 -December, 1991 Served on Nursing staff of psychiatric facility. Individual and group counseling activities; assistant charge nurse. Worked with variety of demographics: adolescent behavior and chemical dependency; adult chemical dependency; eating disorders; personality disorders including multiple personality disorders; psychotic and delusional disorders. EDUCATION Rabbinical Ordination, Rabbinical Seminary International, New York, NY June 2017 MBA, Business Management University of Redlands, Redlands, CA BA, Psychology State University of New York, College at Oswego AS, Psychiatric Technology Saddleback Community College, Mission Viejo, CA

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Para probar esta función, visita tu sitio online. Categorías Todas las entradas Mis entradas Forum Explore your forum below to see what you can do, or head to Settings to start managing your Categories. Crear nueva entrada General Discussions Share stories, ideas, pictures and more! subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 3 Seguir Israel Media Media that gives an accurate and true story of what's happening in Israel subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 11 Seguir Nuevas entradas Gene Trosper 03 sept 2021 Conversion question: acceptable activities? General Discussions When seeking conversion what is and is not acceptable? I know some say that non-Jews cannot fully participate in Shabbat, while others are less stringent. How would this apply to Sukkot or other observances? Speaking for myself, there is the desire to act, but on the other hand, there is a hesitancy for fear of doing something prohibited or "pretending" to be someone you are not by virtue of being a non-Jew doing "Jewish things." Due to a variety of viewpoints/approaches on this matter, I'm looking for clarification. Me gusta 2 comentarios 2 Rabbi Stephen Epstein 07 jun 2021 I Worked on the Abraham Accords. It's Time to Free the Palestinians from Hamas—and Iran | Opinion Israel Media DR. ALI AL NUAIMI , CHAIRMAN OF THE DEFENSE AFFAIRS, INTERIOR AND FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE UAE'S FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL ON 6/7/21 AT 12:06 PM EDT https://www.newsweek.com/i-helped-broker-abraham-accords-its-time-free-palestinians-hamas-iran-opinion-1598198 Last August, we entered a new era: A 70-year stalemate was exchanged for an era of greater coexistence. The signing of the Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates and Israel that I helped broker was a bold, courageous move which promised to finally make progress where everything else had failed. After the recent conflict with Gaza, though, many thought the Abraham Accords was dead. Where was the promised peace, with rockets flying? To these skeptics, I would say, look at the bigger picture. The Abraham Accords are not about an Emirati and Israeli future but the whole region's future. The truth is, the Middle East conflict isn't between the Israelis and Palestinians but between Israel and Iran. Ask yourself who benefits from this conflict? The Palestinian people's rights and hopes have been hijacked by Hamas to serve an Iranian agenda. And it is against Iran's extremism that we must continue to fight. When the UAE leadership decided to move forward with the Abraham Accords, it was done with a strategic vision not only for the UAE but for the whole region. Skeptics thought the agreement was tied to the Trump administration, as if it might just fade away with the new administration. But there is no going back. We move forward with full speed and have already seen the added value of having such initiatives, not only for the UAE and Israel but for the whole region. Since the announcement of the Abraham Accords, we have seen that we can build bridges of trust and respect. We in the UAE had laid the foundations; we had already changed the education system and the narrative of the religious figures, readying our people for the path to peace. But it's not just about us. The people of the region are craving change, not least among them the Palestinian people, who are desperate for fresh leaders, leaders who can move beyond a rigid regime with an agenda that abuses the very people it rules. For this to happen, we also have to fight the war of propaganda—one that the Israelis lost in this last round of fighting between Israel and Hamas. I saw narratives coming from not only the Middle East but the West too, which represented a shift. One of the biggest errors in this narrative, which I saw repeated over and over in the media, was the way they speak about Gaza as if it's occupied by the Israelis. It's not: It's occupied by Hamas. And the Palestinian people in Gaza are suffering because of Hamas, not the Israelis. Unfortunately, though the propaganda of Hamas and Iran is not true, to the world, it is now dominant. Still, there is reason for hope. Twenty years ago, the Palestinian cause was priority number one in the region. Now, people in the Gulf see things differently. We still care. We still support support the Palestinians. We believe in the two-state solution. But people in the Gulf no longer believe that this should come at the expense of our national interest. Many activists responded to Hamas- and Jihad- influenced media and social media posts to say, we do care about the Palestinians—but we don't care about these terrorist organizations. What the public doesn't understand is who is behind so much of the media they read—who is funding this misguided narrative, which only serves to protect Hamas, and ultimately, Iran. This past conflict with Gaza should be the last war. We should all learn to speak one language: the language of peace. Now is the time to not just talk the talk, but for us all to walk the walk. Hamas and the Palestinian leadership have hijacked the minds of 2 million Palestinians to sell their political and terrorist agendas. We want the Palestinian people to enjoy what we enjoy, to have what we have and create a better future for a new generation. But we have to do this together, with all the stakeholders in the region, from NGOs to schools, religious leaders and governments. We cannot do this alone. Dr. Ali al Nuaimi is chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior and Foreign Relations Committee of the UAE's Federal National Council, a representative legislature whose 40 members, half elected indirectly and half appointed, serve in an advisory role to the emirates' leadership. Me gusta 0 comentarios 0 Rabbi Stephen Epstein 01 jun 2021 Bill Maher: Hamas negotiation demands are, 'You all die' Israel Media https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/307095 https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/bill-maher-defends-israel-on-his-hbo-show-you-cant-learn-history-from-instagram Comedian Bill Maher hits back after Israel is accused of 'apartheid,' 'war crimes.' 'Hamas's charter just says they want to wipe out Israel.' https://youtu.be/qONHQ_ePIB4 https://youtu.be/4wFQB-oeKGs https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=306607757763548 https://youtu.be/YIbXJsgKU3Q Comedian Bill Maher REUTERS/Danny Moloshok "Real Time" host Bill Maher on Friday night defended Israel's actions during the recent Operation Guardian of the Walls, Fox News reported. "One of the frustrations I had while I was off is that I was watching this war go on in Israel … and it was frustrating to me because there was no one on liberal media to defend Israel, really," Maher, 65, said at a panel discussion. "We've become this country now that we're kind of one-sided on this issue. And I'd also like to say off the bat I don't think kids understand -- and when I say kids I mean the younger generations – you can't learn history from Instagram. "There's just not enough space." Responding to The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's claim that Israel committed "possible war crimes," Maher said: "Well, Gaza fired 4,000 rockets into Israel. What would you say Israel should have done instead of what they did?" Hamas, Maher pointed out, "purposely put the rockets in civilian places. That's their strategy." Maher also added that, "The Jews have been in that area of the world since about 1200 B.C., way before the first Muslim or Arab walked the earth." "I mean, Jerusalem was their capital. So if it's who got there first, it's not even close. The Jews were the ones who were occupied by everybody; the Romans took over at some point and then the Persians and the Byzantines and then the Ottomans. So yes, there was colonization going on there. Beginning in the 19th century, they started to return to Palestine, which was never an Arab country. There was never a country called Palestine that was a distinct Arab country." According to Fox News, Maher then pointed out that under the proposed 1947 plan, the Arabs would have had a "good part of the country," calling the Arabs "the people who rejected the half a loaf and continue to attack." "Hamas's charter says they just want to wipe out Israel. Their negotiation position is 'You all die.' The two-state solution has been on the table a number of times. There could be an Arab capital in East Jerusalem now if Yasser Arafat had accepted that in 2003. He did not. "I mean, they have rejected this and went to war time and time again," he emphasized, "And, you know, as far as Gaza goes, it's amazing to me that the progressives think that they're being progressive by taking that side of it, the Bella Hadids of the world, these influencers. "I just want to say in February of this year, a Hamas court ruled that a unmarried woman cannot travel in Gaza without the permission of a male guardian. Really? That's where the progressives are? Bella Hadid and her friends would run screaming to Tel Aviv if they had to live in Gaza for one day." Maher also noted that neither Britain nor Holland had any claim to South Africa, while in Israel the situation is different, Fox News said. "The Israelis, they have made mistakes, but it's an ‘apartheid’ state because they keep getting attacked! If they don't keep a tight lid on this s---, they get killed! That seems like something different!" he said. Me gusta 0 comentarios 0 Forum - Frameless