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Imagine this: Jacob, fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau, notices that it is getting dark and realizes he should camp for the night. Although it isn’t the most comfortable location, he …
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11/23/17
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Jewish holidays are rooted in historical events and in the life cycles of plants indigenous to the land of Israel.
We are now in the time of the Omer. On the day after the full moon of Pesach, our …
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4/30/20
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As summer is winding down and we begin to take a heshbon ha-nefesh, an accounting of our souls, in preparation for the approaching High Holy Days, I think that most of us are able to get in touch with a piece of ourselves that feels …
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8/6/15
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Parashat VayishlachGenesis 32:4 – 36:43
“Jacob said: No, please, if I have truly found favor in your sight, take the offering from my hand, for to see your face is like seeing the face of God, and you have already shown me favor.” (Genesis …
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12/4/14
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This week’s parashah , Bo , lays at the heart of the story of the Exodus. Seven plagues have already befallen Egypt, yet, Pharaoh continues to enslave the Israelites. This …
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2/2/17
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We have two terms to describe the season of the Jewish year that will peak in intensity within days. We call it the “High Holidays” and the “Days of Awe” (yamim nora’im). I much prefer the latter term, the Days of Awe – because Judaism …
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8/30/13
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This week, we read portion Re’eh . Within its several chapters, Moses continues to review all the laws, statutes and commandments that every Israelite was bound to follow. More importantly, …
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8/9/18
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Vayekhi is the last parashah of the book of Genesis.
Genesis, as we all know, begins with the creation of the universe and culminates with the creation of human beings.
By the time the book of …
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1/5/23
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We make choices every day. We get up in the morning and decide what to eat for breakfast, where to go from our homes, whom we will see, what we will say and what we will do with our lives. …
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1/18/18
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Fifty years ago, in 1969, I became a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence. Rabbi Eli Bohnen, Rabbi Joel Zaman and my dad, Cantor Ivan Perlman, officiated at my simcha on Shabbat parashat …
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6/6/19
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