Friday, February 24, 2017

Mishpatim: Doing and Understanding for a LOOONG time!

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I want to take a little break from my usual focus of blog-posting, and address something else this week. Don't worry, I'll still mak...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Yitro: When Leaders Need Suggestions, Reminders, and Even Rebuke

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There is something very powerful going on in this week's Torah portion. I could, of course, be referring to the Ten Commandments, as the...
Friday, February 10, 2017

B'Shallach: Stuck Between a Tree and a Hard Place

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It feels weird to think of my topic this week as controversial. It shouldn't be. This shouldn't look, feel, sound, or come across as...
Friday, February 3, 2017

Bo: When Teenagers Demand an Answer

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This weekend, we are hosting our annual Teen Shabbat. Our USY (United Synagogue Youth) group, WOhev, is hijacking the service and imposing i...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Va-Eira: Was Moses the Worst Person for the Job?

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The Exodus got off to a rough start. So rough, in fact, that it might have petered out before it even got off the ground! In our popular ima...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Shemot: The Call of the Erev Rav

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With the Book of Genesis behind us, we turn our attention this week to the Book of Exodus, and essentially the first stories of our ancestor...
Friday, January 13, 2017

Va-Yechi: Taking Stock... For Better or Worse

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It is hard to take stock, and to feel appreciation and gratitude, when we are also angry and frustrated. These emotions are just too far apa...