by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
This is a duplicate of the latest post on my other blog, “Ask The Rabbi”.”My yearly guide to the Essential Laws of Passover is now available online in PDF format. You can download a copy by clicking here.If you are interested in receiving a version...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
One of the most perplexing problems we encounter when studying the Book of Exodus is the style of presentation of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. Four parashot are dedicated to the construction of the Tabernacle – Terumah, Tetsaveh, Vayaqhel and Pequde. The first...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Back in September, I posted an extensive piece on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy and their important role in our High Holiday liturgy. However, I have two good reasons for assuming that very few people read the original article, namely:1) At that time, my blog was...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
“And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children.And he said:Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.They come through you but not from you,And though they are with you...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
This week, in addition to Parashat Ki Tissa, we also read “Parashat Parah”, the section in the Book of Numbers that describes the ritual of the Red Heifer (Parah Adumah). This ritual involved the slaughter of a Red Heifer outside of the Temple, and the...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Mar 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
My son Netanel (as a spider) and I (as a Sultan) enjoying some Purim fun!
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