Messages from March 2022

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Shmini (Levitucus 9-11) Preying vs. Praying

March 25, 2022
Leviticus
Shmini

This week’s Parsha ends with a detailed discussion concerning the specifics for determining whether a fish, animal, or even insect is kosher. The exact names of the kosher birds are listed and in addition we are taught what characteristics a bird requires to be fit for Jewish consumption. Birds of prey are not kosher. What […]

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Tzav (Leviticus 6-8)
Flip the Switch to Enrich

March 18, 2022
Leviticus
Tzav

Dear All,Due to Rabbi Oppenheim sitting Shiva, he has not written his weekly dvar Torah. Therefore, I have chosen one from the past that hopefully will provide food for thought. Sara Many productivity experts recommend a daily routine at the start of the day. They posit that the first few minutes of your day are […]

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Vayikra (Leviticus 1-5) Set a Margin so Life doesn’t Just Barge In

March 11, 2022
Leviticus
Vayikra

Margin/märjən/the edge or border of something. Although margins are important for books, we don’t talk enough about the need to leave space for margins in life. In The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients, Irvin Yalom, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford, says that he never schedules back […]

Rabbi O ‘s Weekly Parsha: Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:3) Lessons from Dunkin Donuts

March 4, 2022
Exodous
Pekudei

Lessons from Dunkin DonutsAnd they brought the Mishkan (Tabernacle) to Moses…When all the parts of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) had been made, they were brought to Moses, who actually stood the walls up and erected the Mishkan. Rashi quoting the Midrash explains that due to the massive weight of the materials, none of the people were able to raise it up, so they brought […]