The Origins of the Name Yerushalayim Shalom from Ulpan-Or, Next week Wednesday, May 24th we will celebrate “Yom Yerushalayim” – The Jerusalem Day. Yom Yerushalayim, commemorates Jerusalem’s reunification in 1967. This day begins on 28th day of the month of Iyyar in the Hebrew calendar. This year …
NATURAL ANGER vs. HOT TEMPER Shalom, This Shabbat we will read the Torah portion ‘Hukat’. Our portion tells us that after forty years of journeying through the desert, the people of Israel arrive in the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies, and the people thirst for water. Question: …
SEEING IN THE DARK Shalom, The Hebrew month of Tammuz started at the beginning of this week – Sunday, June 25th. Tammuz is the fourth month in the Hebrew calendar, which starts with the month of Nissan. On the 17th …