Month: March 2020

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks In the opening verses of the Torah portion T’rumah, God instructs Moses to speak to the Israelites so that they will collect for God, from each person whose heart is moved, gifts that will help to construct the Mishkan, the portable wilderness sanctuary. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, the 19th century … Read more

We learn in a famous Talmudic phrase Kol Yisrael areivin ze ba-zeh –this means “We are all responsible for one another” (Sanhedrin 27b). This applies not only to helping each other, but also to our obligation to protect the public health. With COVID-19, most people who get the virus are going to have minimal symptoms. However, even if … Read more