Thanks for the idea of this week’s d’var Torah to my friend and teacher, the late Rabbi Joseph Radinsky of United Orthodox Synagogues, Houston, and a strong supporter of Scouting. Dear Scouts: We are nearing the conclusion of a very special three weeks. We observed Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur, when looked at how we […]
Dear Scouts, Sunday night we start the festival of Sukkot, when we get to camp out in our home-made huts and recall the kinds of booths our ancestors lived in during the Jewish people’s travels in the Wilderness. It’s interesting how Sukkot is just a few days after Yom Kippur, and how they […]
The National Jewish Committee on Scouting mourns the loss of life in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in American history. We pledge to redouble our efforts in the mission we have pursued for over 90 years: teaching young Jews the beauty of American democracy, a principled embrace of diversity, […]
This has been a challenging year for many of us. We have had to deal with major changes in our lives and our society. Jews around the world have experienced an increase of anti-Semitism and our comfort level as accepted members of our local communities has been reduced. At the same time, we have seen […]
Dear Scouts, One of the topics this week’s two parshot, Mattos and Masei, deals with is the neder, or vow. A neder can occur if someone says they will no longer enjoy something that the Torah permits them to enjoy, for example, “Apples are forbidden to me for a week.” A neder can also […]
