VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE BARRIERS The first of the two sidrot for this Shabbat, discusses the sale of houses and how this is impacted by the Jubilee year and whether the house in located in a walled city. In the course of this presentation, there is an unusual feature in the Sefer Torah. It is what...
Tribute delivered by her daughter, Ellen Bolsom, at the funeral, Bushey Old Cemetery My beautiful, beloved Ma, Gary’s beautiful beloved Ma, Margs, Grandma, Auntie Fay … We all adored her and will miss her so very much. May she rest peacefully. How special and brilliant she was; she made the world a much better place. ...
THREE KINDS OF HOLINESS This week’s parasha deals with the three different types of holiness we find in Judaism: holiness of the person, holiness in time, and holiness in space. The first two portions of the sidra outline the special responsibilities on the Cohen. Whom may he marry? Under what circumstances may he go to...
