Venue: Young Israel of Oceanside Young Israel of Oceanside

Parsha:

Bamidbar 

Collections: R' Jonathan Muskat Drashot

Description

As America celebrates 250 years of independence and President Trump publicly encourages Jews across the country to observe Shabbat, the reemergence of anti-Israel accusations echoing medieval blood libels reveals the strange tension at the heart of Jewish American life: unprecedented acceptance alongside persistent vulnerability. Through the lens of Shabbat before Shavuot, the story of Asser Levy, and the Sfat Emet’s understanding of the midbar, this drasha argues that the central challenge facing American Jews is whether, in a society of freedom and comfort, we are still willing to sacrifice for Torah and remain answerable to Sinai.