Tag: Congregation B’nai Chaim
Remember the holocaust; Stop Anti-Semitism urged in Murrieta talk
Former Israeli paratrooper turned financial adviser Moti Gur from Los Angeles spoke on the importance of continuing to remind the younger generation and those...
Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles visits Congregation B’nai Chaim
Congregation B’nai Chaim in Murrieta hosted a special presentation by Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles Dr. Hillel Newman who serves as the...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Parshat Behaalotecha
Rabbi Emily JK HoltzmanSpecial to Valley NewsIn this week’s parsha, the menorah in the Tabernacle is lit in observance of Pesach Sheni (a second...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Counting each and every day
Rabbi Emily JK HoltzmanSpecial to Valley NewsThis week, Parsha Emor details many of the celebrations throughout the Jewish year, such as Sukkot, which is...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Parashat Shmini
Rabbi Marc RubensteinSpecial to Valley NewsThe Torah portion Shmini, which is the 26th weekly Torah portion from Leviticus 9:1- 11:47, speaks of two stories.The...
Remembering the freedom of the Passover Seder
Rabbi Emily JK HoltzmanSpecial to Valley NewsBy this time last year, we still didn’t fully understand the extent to which the pandemic would affect...
Shabbat: The holiest day of the year
Rabbi Marc RubensteinSpecial to Valley NewsWhen many Jewish people are asked the question, “What is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar?” they will...
Purim: When life gives you fragility, make sure to pivot
Rabbi Emily JK HoltzmanSpecial to Valley NewsThere is an old Jewish joke that goes, “every Jewish holiday is the same – they tried to...
Parashat Mishpatim: What to do when you don’t know
Rabbi March RubensteinSpecial to Valley NewsParashat Mishpatim, the 18th weekly Torah portion in Exodus 21:1 to Exodus 24:18, deals with the laws of robbery...
Parshat beshalach: A song of grief and relief
Rabbi Emily JK HoltzmanSpecial to Valley NewsOne of the most celebrated Jewish holidays, especially in the United States, is Passover. More than any other...