Judaism

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — The Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora describe in detail, the procedure followed by a Kohain when he examines a person for tzaraas, a leprosy-like disease. One of the  guidelines a Kohain utilizes while checking out a person’s skin, is the fact that every hair on the human

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –On Wednesday evening I returned from attending this year’s Rabbinical Assembly International Convention. For the first time, this annual gathering of Conservative-Masorti rabbis took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although the convention was held in the suburb of Summerlin in a quiet hotel far from the famed Las Vegas

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–The Talmud’s words: “I have learned from all of my students” certainly holds true for me. On Tuesday evening my eighth grade class at our Community Jewish High School was studying an ancient aphorism quoted in the Talmud: “When we were young, [we were treated] like grown-ups; now that we

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman JERUSALEM — The Torah details the regulations and specifications of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) which was a precursor to the Bais Hamikdash (Holy Temple) in the Jerusalem. Hashem gave us  special Mitzvos to be done in the land of Israel, as well as the ability to carry out those mitzvos as the