Shabbat Shira! Reading Torah and Remembering Debbie Friedman
Miriam’s Song Mi Chamocha
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Must We Hate Amalek? You decide!
Please! Take a loot at the incredible video – midrash of http://www.g-dcast.com/ What do you think?
Read moreThe Secret for the Deepest Connection: Just Be There! – Parashat Beshalach
Moses and the Children of Israel have just come out of one of the most bizarre events in their lives. On the one hand, they experienced extreme fear being chased by the Egyptian army, one of the strongest armies in the world, and on the other hand they faced the dramatic miracle of the splitting of the Red
Read moreFaith in Man: Our answer to the lack of humanity “Then my people too will flourish And a generation shall arise In the land, shake off its chains And see light in every eye”.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day I Believe Shaul Tchernichovsky Rejoice, rejoice now in the dreams I the dreamer am he who speaks Rejoice, for I’ll have faith in mankind For in mankind I believe. For my soul still yearns for freedom I’ve not sold it to a calf of gold For I shall yet have faith in mankind In its
Read moreOutside or Inside? Parashat Bo: Being a Jew Everywhere!
If you want to learn about the essence of the Jewish People you should consider reading Parashat Bo. Two characteristics in defining something can be: 1- Limits – What is inside and what is outside! 2- How do you connect it with “others”? In this Torah portion we learn about the mitzvah (the commandment) of Mezuzah, which
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When Disney draws the Torah portion for you!
What do you think when you see these images? Sometimes we struggle to understand why to remove from our Seder Cup (Passover dinner) a drop of wine for each plague….Chaza’l our sages explain that one cannot be completely joyous when some of God’s creatures had to suffer. We see the following images of destruction and pain and remain wondering If only
Read moreIn these days in which we all cry for Argentina – a bit of inspiration & hope from Mercedes Sosa’s voice (Lyrics by Maria Elena Walsh)
You can learn a bit about what’s going on in Argentina in the following link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/opinion/a-suspicious-death-in-argentina.html?_r=0 Like The Cicada So many times I was killed many times I died none the less I’m still here coming back to life. I’m gratefull to adversity and the hand holding the knife for it did a bad job at killing me And I
Read moreParashat Shemot: A Few Simple, Short Thoughts, in Long Difficult Days.
The Torah Portion “Shemot” is first in the book of Exodus, which describes the transformation of the Children of Israel into a People. Here we “separate” of our Fathers and we “walk” into a different notion called WE. Because of this, for example, our memory of the Exodus refers to “us”. This Torah Portion presents one of the most important principles
Read moreגיבורות בזמנים קשים: פרשת שמות
פרשת שמות: כמה מחשבות קצרות ופשוטות בימים ארוכים וקשים במיוחד פרשת שמות היא הראשונה בספר שמות, שמתחיל את סיפור ההיווצרות של בני ישראל כעם. כאן ניפרד מאבותינו וניכנס לשלב תודעתי הנקרא “אנחנו”, כי הרי כך נזכור גם את יציאת מצרים – בלשון “אנחנו”. הפרשה מציגה אחד מהדברים המשמעותיים ביותר בתורה דרך סיפוריהן של 5 הגיבורות שבפרשה. השתיים הראשונות – שפרה ופועה, הן המיילדות
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