Hi! Welcome to the Silver Spring Blog for the Shabbos Project 2014! The Shabbos Project, October 24-25, 2014, a monumental Shabbos experience for the entire community, invites you to participate in this special international event. Please watch the video promoting this international Shabbos experience at The Shabbos Project Video This year’s video anticipating the international more »
A Good Eye by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Moshe was nearing the completion of his career. Although he would have liked to continue and lead the Jewish people into the Land of Israel, Hashem told him that this was not to be. Instead Moshe was told, “Ascend the mountain, and look at the land which I more »
Do you see what I see? by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine The Torah describes an incident in which dangerous snakes attacked the Jews while they were in the desert. The people cried out for help and Moshe erected a pole with the image of a snake at its top. The Torah relates, “It was, that whoever more »
The Jewish Army by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine The Jewish army was mobilized. Moshe gave the directive and the Jews prepared to wage war against Midian. “For they have harassed you with conspiracy…” It was a time for action. The strategy was simple. Each tribe would contribute three thousand soldiers. The medrash explains: One thousand would more »
The Propaganda War by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Korach was an honorable man. He was one of the chosen few designated to carry the holy Aron. Then something went wrong. In this week’s Parsha we find him in a showdown with Moshe, the revered man of G-d. Korach tries to oust Aaron from the position of more »