Kol Colchester, February 3 2018, Parsaht Yitro

Parshat Yitro tells of the revelation at Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments. The commandments were written on two tablets, but there was a distinct difference: The first tablet contained mitzvot between people and God – e.g., “Believe in God,” “Don’t worship other gods,” “Don’t take God’s

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Kol Colchester, January 23, 2018 Parshat Beshalach

Kol Colchester Parshat Beshalach The Egyptian army that chased the Jewish people was a pale shadow of the formidable juggernaut that it had been a year earlier. The world’s superpower had been decimated by the Ten Plagues. Most of its horses had perished. Many of its officers

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Kol Colchester, January 16, 2018

A LIFE LESSON The Egyptians had just experienced seven severe plagues that God set upon them. Even though Pharaoh had also witnessed all of it, he still remained stubborn in refusing to let all of the Jews go free. However, Pharaoh’s servants – the ones who waited

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Kol Colchester, Parshat Vayigash, Dec 21, 2017

Parshat Vayigash tells how Jacob, his children and grandchildren all get ready to move down to Egypt. And the verse says that Jacob sent his son Yehudah ahead to make preparations for their arrival. The word for preparation is “L’horot” – related to the word Torah. In other words,

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Kol Colchester, Parshat Mikeitz, December 7 2017

Parshat Mikeitz During the entire time that the brothers met with Joseph in Egypt, they were completely unable to recognize him for who he was. It’s quite unbelievable. This viceroy was clearly not of Egyptian origin. He looked exactly like their father, Jacob. They knew that their

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Kol Colchester Parshat Vayeshev, December 4 2017

Kol Colchester Parshat Vayeshev The Sages ask: Why did Jacob deserve that Joseph, his favorite son, get sold as a slave to Egypt? They discover the answer in the name of this parsha, Vayeshev — “and Jacob rested.” Jacob had had a very tough life — attacked

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Kol Colchester, Parshat Vayishlach, November 29, 2017

Dear friends, What a gorgeous day today, enjoy!! Upcoming Friday-Shabbat Service 7:30 P.M. Saturday-Shabbat Service 9 A.M. followed by B’nai Mitzvah class. Please help support our Shabbat minyans. Kol Colchester  Parshat Vayishlach tells of Jacob wrestling with an angel, and Jacob asks the angel an unusual question:

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Kol Colchester, Parchat Toldot, 11-15-17

Monday-Interfaith Thanksgiving Service-7 P.M.-Please join us as we have St. Andrew’s choir under the direction of Coleen Puscas, St. Andrew’s Bell Choir,Thanksgiving message by Rabbi Alter, Rev. Thompson and Rev. Lorincz and collection of canned goods for Colchester Food bank and monetary donations for Colchester Fuel Bank.

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