Rabbi Gila Caine

In North America many people use the word “menorah” in reference to the chanukiah in which we light candles on Chanukah. Usually,...

While I was teaching about Earth focused Halacha a few weeks ago, one of the participants, Lisa Apfelberg, came up with this great...

But why now? Why at Pesach? At Sukkot we prepare ourselves and begin praying for rain, but at Pesach we stop praying for rain and begin

וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃ “And He called to Moshe and Adonai spoke to him from the...

This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, takes us down the legal rabbit hole which is the covenant between Am - Israel and God. After the...