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This week’s Torah portion is called Mishpatim , which means “laws,” and, true to its name, it contains more than 50 specific mitzvot (commandments). Many of these …
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1/31/19
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Imagine the scene: Moses is up on Mount Sinai, listening to God’s words – which somehow end up written on tablets of stone.
Did Moses write those words? Were …
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3/4/18
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If you live in Rhode Island, you’ve probably been to Allie’s Donuts, a legendary stop on the way to Narragansett. I’m sorry to report that they fry their famous donuts in animal fat …
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6/23/17
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The Torah portion Vayetze describes Jacob’s vision of a ladder stretching between heaven and Earth: “He dreamed, and lo – a stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching to …
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12/2/22
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Our portion – Vayeshev – marks the beginning of an historical condition for the Jewish people, one that would not be resolved until 1948. It is the beginning of the Joseph story, a story …
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12/23/16
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“I’m really sorry; I regret having done that. I promise I won’t do it again. I know, however, that I’m apt to forget that promise. I might need a reminder, so I’ll come …
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10/12/18
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God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:4)
The first five verses of Torah (Genesis 1:1-5) tell us that before God began creating the …
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10/16/17
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In this week’s special Haftarah portion for Shabbat Parah, Ezekiel mandates rules for ideal behavior in the Temple. He regulates the sacrificial rites, assigns tasks among the priests and attempts to command orderly traffic patterns …
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3/12/15
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This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tisa , meaning, “When you count.” At this point in the weekly Torah narrative in the Book of Exodus, the Israelites have …
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3/16/17
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This week’s Torah parashah, Vayakhel, Exodus 35:1–38:20, begins with Moses addressing the Israelites. Nu? That is not unusual as the words from God directing Moshe to “tell the Children of Israel” this, and that, come quite frequently. …
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3/3/16
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