Category Archives: Reflections

The Song At The Sea – The Moroccan Version By Amir Benayoun A Contemporary Israeli Singer

  Exodus 15  Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spoke, saying, “I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I

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Faith 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

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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

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In 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

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Human Being Rise up! A Beautiful Song and Inspirational Words in Parashat V’yigash

In times of challenge lift up your Humanity, read and hear the very inspirational words of the Rav Kook and the Melody of Abigail Uziel Perform by Kolot Rabim Human Being Rise Up! Rise up, for you have the power. You have wings of the spirit, wings of powerful eagles.  Do not deny them, or they will deny you. Seek

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Starting to taste from parashat “Vayishlach” Katonti, Jacob’s prayer, Torah’s words with the beutiful music and voice of Yonatan Razel

 “I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. Save me, I pray….” (Gen 32:10-11)     About the Word Katonti: Reading Genesis 32:11, “I am too small (קָטֹנְתִּי, katonti) for all the mercies, and of all the

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