The inauguration of the sanctuary, that moment after weeks and even months of hard work and preparation for the magnificent portable...

The Torah portion known as Tzav continues to describe the order of sacrifices, as previously mentioned in the preceding portion, Vayikra,...

Greatness and humility. It doesn't sound easy, and sometimes they even seem incompatible. Vayikra invites us to enter a world of ritual...

We are in the last portion of the book of Shmot, Exodus. Closing a book is somewhat like closing a chapter in the history of the People...

Parashat Vayakhel begins by enumerating the mitzvot regarding the observance of Shabbat, but its main focus is actually the construction...

In 3 more weeks, we will have gone through Ta'anit Esther, the half-fast that we observe from dawn on the eve of Purim until the festival...

To date Ruth has washed and ironed 27 tallits! The High Holy Days will be here before you know it – and wouldn’t it be wonderful to have...

We are taking requests to clean head and footstones in our five cemeteries: Temple Beth El House of Israel Mason Road Sharie Tefillah...

Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 What happened in the second half of 1947 and during 1948 is complicated to narrate. David...

Spring in February was a nice surprise. I hope this finds everyone well. Did you make your reservations [click here]? We are celebrating...

Parashat Tetzaveh is the only one in the entire book of Exodus in which the name of Moses does not appear. It is the portion in which a...

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering; take My offering from all those whose hearts prompt them...

Parshat Mishpatim is an overwhelming cluster of laws that the Kadosh Baruch Hu delivered to our people. Just last Shabbat, we received...

The Torah portion of this week is surely the most well-known in its content, along with last week's Shabbat, in which we relived the...

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Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 3 In the 1850s, a new variety of orange was discovered in the citrus orchards of Jaffa, and...

Hello my friends, The Temple Beth El website (tbeutica.org) has been going through many updates. A huge thank you to Sara Tisch for...

Parshat Beshalach describes the trials and wonders experienced by the children of Israel in the days following their departure from...

The narrative of the last three plagues—locusts, darkness, and the death of the Egyptian firstborn—begins this week. This concludes...

"If you continue behaving that way, things are not going to go well!" It's a phrase we used to hear when we were kids, or at least that...