Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller This week’s parsha is devoted to the regimentation of the Jewish people during their years in the desert. The 12 שבטים (tribes) were counted and organized into camps with a very specific configuration, while they were moving camp and also when they encamped. Every tribe’s location was specific and
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May 20, 2020
Parenting Support During COVID-19
National expert in Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) Jordan Spikes from Think:Kids along with REACH’s CPS expert Tamar Shames answered questions from community members on May 18 on Facebook Live and Zoom. Together they offering support and ideas for helping kids and families cope during this challenging time, based on this research-based behavior method that they use to train teachers.
May 14, 2020
Social workers respond to challenges of COVID-19
Mrs. Debbie Cardash, REACH, Ms. Carly Krawetz, social worker at Hillel Torah, Mr. Phil Zbaraz, counselor at Ida Crown Jewish Academy and Rabbi Avrohom Shimon Moller, ATT all gathered on Zoom for a community-wide session to support parents navigating homeschool and parenting during Coronavirus. Previous sessions were forward-looking: What’s it going to look like? Now,
May 14, 2020
A Taste Of Torah – Parshas Behar
Walking with You Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman In the beginning of the second Torah portion of this week, we are commanded to walk in the ways of Hashem. Rashi explains this commandment does not refer to doing the mitzvos, but rather, the effort that goes into the action of doing them. The reward for
May 7, 2020
A Taste Of Torah – Parshas Emor
Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller Our Sages refer to Sefer VaYikra as “Toras Kohanim – The Laws of the Kohanim.” This is because large sections of this part of the Chumash deal with topics that involve the Kohanim, the sacrifices, ritual impurity, mitzvos that pertain specifically to Kohanim, and the laws of consecration of