Foldout Calendar

Jacob Teixeira was born in Amsterdam in 1724 to Judith Nunes Henriques (b. Amsterdam, 1703–1732) and Joseph Teixeira (b. London, 1699–1775), who descended from the wealthy Portuguese Teixeira family…

The telos (takhlit) of man’s activities, in the aspect (behinah) of having will and choice, is the ultimate human good (ha’hatslahah ha’enoshi’it). This excellence necessarily comes after the…

The love of the Sabbath    “Remember and Keep”    Preparing my way    For Intellect and Soul,To greet the bride,    Give joy to the tribes    In mercy draw    And say to my soul,     My thoughts, my…