Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Lag Ba-Omer Recipe Treat!
This Sunday we will celebrate the holiday of Lag Ba-Omer, marking the 33rd day of the period of counting between Passover and Shavuot. In Israel, there is a tradition of having barbecues and bonfires. For our recipe this week, we invite you to make your favorite...
Parsha recipe – Parshat Behar
This week’s parsha details the laws of the Shmitta year – the seventh year in a cycle during which time no planting was allowed. This was to give the land a sabbatical year. For this week we are making cupcakes with green sprinkles to symbolize the growth of the land...
Parsha Emor
In the first verse in this week's Parsha, God says to Moshe "Emor El Hakohanim Bnei Aharon Viamarta Aleihem," "Say to the Kohanim the sons of Aharon and tell them." Rashi asks the question as to why there is a double language of "Emor (say) /Viamarta (and tell)"? He...
Recipe for Parsha Emor
Parsha Recipe for Emor – Parsha Pie! (Adapted from pragmaticattic.wordpress.com) Parsha Emor discusses the cycle of holidays: the weekly Shabbat, Passover, Shavuoth, Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Immediately following this is a discussion of...