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May 28, 2021, 12:32 PM

When detailing the functions of the biblical trumpets, our Parsha carefully distinguishes between a congregation or community and an encampment. “Make for yourself two silver trumpets of hammered work; and they shall be to summon the congregation and for...

Apr 22, 2021, 7:40 PM

Parashat Acharei Mot: Kedoshim

Repentance and Character Transformation Following a detailed description of the Yom Kippur temple service, we encounter the following verse: “For on this day He shall provide atonement for you to purify you; from all your sins before Hashem shall you...

Mar 18, 2021, 6:51 PM

Vayikra: Might we be overspending on our Simchas?

Recently, a friend asked me to clarify the halachik position on Bat Mitzvah celebrations. In response, I reviewed the relevant sources which include a halachik responsa written by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, one of the greatest halachik authorities of the...

Mar 12, 2021, 12:10 AM

Vayakhel Pikudei: Authentic spirituality

The detail to which the Torah goes into when outlining the construction of the tabernacle is enormous. What makes this extensive elaboration particularly surprising is that the Torah regularly writes succinctly, leaving the broadening of our knowledge to the...

Feb 25, 2021, 5:50 PM

The Mysterious Purim Character of Harbonah

The biblical character of Harbonah can be easily overlooked. He appears only twice in the book of Esther, and plays a trifling role. In his first appearance, Harbonah is mentioned as one of the chamberlains to King Ahasuerus: On the...

Feb 18, 2021, 9:17 PM

Purim and Anti-Semitism

When separating the historical facts of the story of Purim from the Megilah text, written (and read) in its capturing joyous style, we encounter a deeply frightening setting. For the first time since slavery in Egypt, the Jewish nation...

Jan 21, 2021, 10:17 PM

Bo: Speech of Freedom

Shortly after the four familiar questions of ‘Ma Nishtana’, the Passover Haggadah quotes a teaching attributed to the first century scholar Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah. The text explores the source behind the daily ritual of remembering the Exodus, once...

Jan 14, 2021, 4:09 PM

Vaera: The Precious but Fragile Gift of Freedom

‘Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has not made me a slave’ (Daily Morning Blessings) This blessing, recited daily, is consistent with the intense and almost obsessive Jewish commitment to freedom. The Torah encourages the...

Dec 31, 2020, 5:12 PM

Vayechi: Final Message of Hope

Three verses, narrating the death of Joseph, seal the book of Genesis. Like his father, Joseph asked to be buried in the land of Israel as opposed to Egypt. However, in contrast to his father Jacob who was buried...

Dec 17, 2020, 6:24 PM

Miketz: Joseph and Self Resistance

The dramatic story of Joseph, which occupies a significant portion of the book of Genesis, tells us of an orphan loved by his ailing father and hated by his powerful brothers, who would emerge from the suffering of slavery...

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About Me

Rabbi Boruch Boudilovsky was born in Israel and grew up in Scotland and New York. After graduating high school in Denver Colorado, Rabbi Boudilovsky moved back to Israel where he studied at Yeshiva, served as an IDF combat paratrooper, and completed his Rabbinic training. After working in Israel as both a formal and informal educator in various exciting environments, Rabbi Boudilovsky was appointed in 2010 as Associate Rabbi of Borehamwood and Elstree United Synagogue, the largest Orthodox community in the United Kingdom. During his years in London, Rabbi Boudilovsky led a successful startup Synagogue and community in South Borehamwood, and completed an MA at King’s College London in the department of Religion and Theology. In the summer of 2016, Rabbi Boudilovsky moved back to Israel with his family to accept the position of Rabbi of Young Israel of North Netanya.

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