THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Kedoshim – פרשת קדשים May 11, 2019 – ו אייר תשעט Loving the Neighbor on Death Row “Love thy neighbor as thyself (Leviticus 19:15)” ranks high among the greatest ethical dicta propounded in human history. Rabbi Akiba regarded it as the...

THOUGHTS ON PASSOVER Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Passover 5779 This essay is sponsored by Honey & Sol Neier and Claire & Sam Krumper in memory of Jack Levine. Reclining through History: How Outmoded Cultural Norms become Religion Someone attending a Passover Seder for the first time would...

THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Shemini – פרשת שמיני March 30, 2019 – כג אדר שני תשעט This essay is sponsored by Sisterhood in honor of the birth of Abigail Zoe Reuben, granddaughter of Honey & Sol Neier. Silence in the House of Mourning Rav Pappa asserted