Tetzaveh: The Words Of My Mouth Shall Be UponMy Heart
This Shabbat we meet Tetzaveh (Exodus [27:20]-[29:10]) and with it the detailed instructions Priestly vestments. Clothes helped make the men in this passage. Indeed, we are [Read more...]
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Terumah: Where Shall God Reside?
Terumah is the portion that greets us this Shabbat. Exodus 25:1-27:9. It begins with God speaking to Moses and having Moses tell the Israelites “to bring Me gifts; you [Read more...]
Mishpatim: The Value of Community and Life Experience…Just Do It!
Mishpatim (Exodus 21ff) contains a wealth of powerful social rules. This chapter, immediately following the Sinai revelation, begins the slow development of how society would [Read more...]
Yitro: Sinai. The Decalogue and A Theology of Fear? How Do We Meet God?
Yitro our portion of the week, begins with Exodus 18 and the fascinating discussion on management of an institution. Moses’s father in law, Jethro, gives him the [Read more...]
Tu Bishvat: Celebrate the Power of Relational Roots
Ti Bishvat, the 15 day of the Hebrew month of Shevet, begins Sunday night the 20th. (by the way lunar eclipse for parts of USA) and we celebrate the New Year of the Trees. As [Read more...]
Bo: How Darkness Speaks To Us
The Torah portion Bo (Exodus 10 f) speaks to the final plagues that confront Pharaoh and the Egyptians. In Exodus 10, after Locusts invade the land, Pharaoh’s heart is [Read more...]
Welcome 2019…We Hope, We Plan, We Choose?
I do not know about you but New Years never really excited me. Maybe it is because for most of my life “new year” was Rosh Hoshonnah. Or, maybe it stemmed from [Read more...]
Guest Post: Health, Empathy, and Interconnection
I work out regularly at the local tennis and fitness center. I’ve been a member there for many years, and I love their Yoga Centre. One day last week, as I passed the front [Read more...]
On the Fifth Night Of Chanukah…Our Dog Died
Behold our menorah from the sixth day of Chanukah. Behold the third candle: snuffed way sooner than the others. At this season commemorating miracles, God performed another [Read more...]
Channukah 5779: What Miracle Will You Celebrate?
Happy Channukah. The festival of re-dedication is now upon us and no doubt, so many will gather to light the Channukiah, sing a few songs, exchange too many gifts and indulge [Read more...]
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