How Lonely

Shalom all I was thinking about this yesterday while on my walk, for the streets were quiet and I only saw a couple of  people out walking, and  thought about the book of Lamentations. Jeremiah is walking the street of Jerusalem after its destruction and he writes, “ How lonely …

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Above All

Sunday February 17, 2019 12th day of the 12ht month Adar 1 5779 Exodus 31:12-13  And the LORD said to Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout …

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Bricks

Bricks An old Jewish legend about the Tower of Babel reports that the people building the tower valued the bricks more than human lives. As the tower grew higher and higher, it took longer and longer to get a load of bricks to the top, where the construction was still …

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The Rainbow

Life is full of storms. We all experience deluges of trouble. The rainbow reminds us that after the storm is over, God’s love still prevails. The rabbis wrote a special blessing to be prayed on the occasion of seeing a rainbow. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the …

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The Mitzvah of Charity

The Bible teaches us to give generously to those in need. How much should we be giving to the poor and to the work of the kingdom?   Ionically, anti-Semites depict Jewish people as greedy, stingy money-lovers. The opposite is true. Charity is a central pillar of Jewish identity and …

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