THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Shemot – פרשת שמות January 6, 2018 – יט טבת תשעח The Age of Maturity After finding Moses floating in a basket on the Nile River, Pharaoh’s daughter gave over the infant to his biological (Hebrew) mother for her to
THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Vayechi – פרשת ויחי December 30, 2017 – יב טבת תשעח Praying for Deliverance On his deathbed, Jacob offered a final testament in the form of poetic predictions concerning the destinies of the twelve tribes of Israel. After...
THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Vayigash – פרשת ויגש December 23, 2017 – ה טבת תשעח This essay is dedicated by the Hoffman family in memory of Chaim Miller חיים יחיאל מיכל בן רפאל פייוועל שניאור ז”ל; by Eugeny Rubashevsky & Tatyana Tchaikovskaya in memory of...
THOUGHTS ON HANUKAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Hanukah 5778 This essay is sponsored by Richard Hochman in loving memory of his mother, Frances Roth Hochman. Hanukah and the Assimilated Jew In the American Jewish community, the lighting of Hanukah candles is one of the most...
THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Vayeshev – פרשת וישב December 9, 2017 – כא כסלו תשעח Tearing a Garment Reuben returned to the pit where Joseph had been held captive and saw that the cistern was empty. Reuben assumed – incorrectly – that Joseph was
THOUGHTS ON THE PARASHAH Rabbi Evan Hoffman – Congregation Anshe Sholom evanhoffman@gmail.com Parshat Vayishlach – פרשת וישלח December 2, 2017- יד כסלו תשעח This essay is sponsored by Josh & Deena Davis in memory of Sarah Rebecca Davis שרה רבקה בת יעקב. He Arrived in Peace Jacob’s return to the Land of