Friday, November 20, 2015

Va-Yeitzei: What Bleaching Can Teach

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As you've probably figured out about me by now, I love names in the Torah. The Bible uses names for humor, poignant lessons, social crit...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Tol'dot: Love is Not a Commodity

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"In truth, the whole Book of Genesis is the story of the disastrous consequences of treating love like a zero-sum game."  I read...
Friday, November 6, 2015

Chayei Sarah: Remembering Rabin, Between Abraham and King David

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Our ancient rabbis offer us lessons from the Torah in SO many different ways! Not content to just TELL us what they want us to know, they of...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Vayera: You Already Love This Blog Post (reposting)

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Dear blog readers, This week, I've been on vacation (and battling a sinus infection...), and so I haven't had a chance to write a n...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Lech-Lecha: Expanding, But Not Removing, the Fence

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In a few days, congregants here at Ohev Shalom will have a big decision to make. After a long process of deliberation - through living room ...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Noach: Fellowship Amidst All the Babble

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The final section of our Torah reading this week teaches us the infamous story of the Tower of Babel. We may ask ourselves, what is the purp...
Friday, October 9, 2015

Bereisheet: Letting a Snake Get You Into Trouble...

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Welcome back to the beginning! The High Holidays are behind us, we concluded the Book of Deuteronomy, with the story of Moses and the Israel...