Boaz Michael called his son Jeremiah to the phone, then held it so I could hear both of them chanting the Jewish grace after meals — dad in English, son in Hebrew — to the same melody. Michael, the ...

The parsha opens with: “This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites farewell before he died” (Deut. 33:1). One of the Torah readings for Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah ...

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This week’s Torah portion describes the bountiful blessings promised to our people by God, if (ekev) we obey the laws of Torah. Together with these blessings, of ...

"I have not met many people like Rabbi Max." For his part, Davis called his time at B'nai Torah a "tremendous blessing." The congregation was created in September 2009, as a result of the merger of ...

Q: We learned in this past week’s Torah portion, Parshat Vayechi, about Jacob’s blessings to his sons, and to Ephraim and Manasseh. From this, we see that blessings have power. But one could ask: ...