Parashat Tazria Torah study this week comes with a trigger warning – adult themes will be up for discussion, so consider its appropriateness for some younger people. The topics include post-childbirth rituals and the responsibilities that partners have toward each other in their intimate relations. And it’s all from the ancient rabbis! Who knew? Register:...
Guess what, folks? We have a chance to get together in person again this Shabbat (April 2), and if weather permits, to do it outside. Please consider being there Saturday morning, physically or on Zoom. We’ll have lots of good music, led by Noah, and what should be an engaging talk on Parashat Tazri’a with...
Parashat Metzora What happens when a plague hits a house? Not human disease but rather decay,mold, disrepair, and general breakdown? Well, the Torah takes up housing blightin this week’s portion – Metzora (Leviticus 14-15). And the way the early rabbisread this biblical text has more than a little in common with today’s urbanreformers and activists.Please,...
Join Nafshenu for a spiritual, reflective & musical Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a community potluck dinner. Register: Active Registrations:
From the desk of the Rabbi: I hope that all of your preparations are going well for the arrival of Passover on Friday night and that you and your families and friends enjoy the celebration. It's hard as we recall the Israelites' flight from Pharaoh's Egypt not to think of the desperate escape of our...
This Earth Day, we join together in community for Nafshenu's annual Passover seder. We'll be using a new Haggadah that has been custom-adapted for Nafshenu, based heavily on the AJWS's Global Justice Haggadah - Next Year in a Just World. Take a look at the AJWS and their important work here. Some more about our Seder: This will...
