Tag: Congregation B’nai Chaim
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: What is a Nazarite?
Hefsiba "Jen" Cohen Special to Valley NewsThis week’s parashah, Nasso, is about the interesting rites of the Nazarite, an Israelite who desired to dedicate...
What is the Nazarite vow?
Everyone should dedicate themselves to God and how we do that is different for each person.The Nazarite vow is important because a person chooses...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Parsha Devarim and ‘The Power in Me’
Marc Rubenstein, Special to Valley NewsIn these unpleasant times, people might be looking for a special thing, or a miracle could just happen. The...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: A hidden lesson for new beginnings
There’s a season for everything, and right now, we are in what seems to be the season of counting. We are counting the Omer,...
Don’t burn bridges! Foster relationships with God and community
Roger Cohen, Special to the Valley NewsHave you ever wanted to give someone a “piece of your mind?” Did the car in front of...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
In this week’s Torah Parasha, Emor, God reminds the Jewish people that they will be viewed by the world as representatives of God and...
Time for a spiritual reboot?
Intriguingly, this week’s Torah reading, Achrei Mot-Kedushim, begins by describing Yom Kippur, which is the Day of Atonement, rituals in Vayikra/Leviticus 16. Why would...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
The Passover story is based on the Exodus from Egypt. The parting of the waters with the crossing on dry land is one of the...
You’ll shine when you fulfill your purpose
Hefsiba CohenSpecial to Valley NewsThe week’s Torah reading, Parshat tzav from Leviticus 6:1-8:37, covers the many details required in the service of the tabernacle....
Congregation B’nai Chaim honors Passover from home
Murrieta’s Congregation B’nai Chaim won’t be the only building of faith closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic during Passover Thursday, April 9, a special...