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NYJW Sabbath Week

Nationhood is hard. Forming a cohesive people able to take the reins of its own national promise is a tortuous journey. It typically entails internal battles within the polity, and external ones with those who might try to stop a strange new actor on the global stage. This week’s Torah reading provides a name for […]

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In “Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But in Jewish tradition the name has greater significance, reflecting not only a person’s destiny but his essence. There is a well-known expression in the story of Naval the Carmelite, when […]

Candlelighting, Readings: Candles: 4:24 p.m. Torah: Gen. 23:1-25:18 Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 Havdalah: 5:24 p.m. The fascinating marriage of Isaac and Rebecca — from the circumstances surrounding their arranged nuptials to the devastating family split over their twin sons’ bitter rivalry — contains vital lessons for couples in every generation. On the one hand, the […]

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