“I never met a Jew before but I know they are the Chosen People.” About four years ago I – Yaakov Cass — walked into the Tchekenov shul in Ramot [suburb of Jerusalem] after work one evening to study with my chavrusa [Torah-study partner]. I found him learning with a […]
Daily Archives: October 12, 2021
As I walked to Ascent every morning during the week of Sukkot, I always wondered who I would meet in Ascent’s sukkah to make a bracha (blessing) on the lulav and etrog. During Sukkot there was a Mechina group staying at Ascent. I tried to engage them and encourage them […]
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF ASCENT by Rabbi ...
“Must be bad news…” Cheshvan is the first month after the High Holidays. A main theme of the month is “And Yaakov went on his way” (Genesis/Bereishit 32:2). Each of the Jewish people is called Yaakov and our mission after the High Holidays is to take the lessons we […]