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Weekly Parsha

Emor: Leviticus 21-24

This week's portion sets forth the standards of purity and perfection for a Cohen; specifies the physical requirements of sacrifices and what is to be done with blemished offerings; proclaims as holidays the Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.

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Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

Weekly Portion: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16-20)

Acharei Mot includes the Yom Kippur service where the Cohen Gadol cast lots to designate two goats — one to be sacrificed, the other to be driven to a place called Azazel after the Cohen Gadol – the High Priest – confesses the sins of the people...Read more...

Yom Hatzmaut 5777

Rabbi Ovadiah Tank, Chief Rabbi of the World Jewish Confederation in the United States, attended the Yom Haatzmaut (Independence of Israel) in Washington DC together with Ilan Sztulman, former Chief of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Israeli Embassy In the USA and current ambassador of Israel in...Read more...

Yom Hazikaron 5777

Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism, has begun in Israel, on Sunday night.

At 8 PM the siren sounded throughout the country as we remember our fallen. On Monday at 11 AM there will be a 2 minute siren.

Mon, June 9 2025 13 Sivan 5785